Addressing alcohol abuse can be achieved through effective regulation and universal access to rehabilitation programmes. There is potential improvement in both of those areas, which can help alleviate the prevalence of family violence if addressed. The SLRC made a series of wide-ranging recommendations in 2016 on the alcohol regulatory framework, which this Inquiry supports and urges the Government to implement without further delay.58 Key proposals include:   Increased price of cheap alcohol; Simplified enforcement powers, including the ability to issue on the spot fines, including for the sale of alcohol to visibly drunk people; and Monitoring of overseas minimum pricing schemes and implement in Samoa if effective (legislation already exists to facilitate this).  This is a further area where Village Fonos can play an active role through the introduction of by-laws targeting alcohol consumption and imposing punishments for alcohol abuse (which are community based, rather than financial in nature, in order to avoid an increase in the risk of violence arising from additional financial pressures). Outside of the regulatory framework, services for people suffering from alcohol addiction and those prone to alcohol abuse should be widely available. Case studies presented to the Inquiry in the course of the public hearings highlighted how the cycle of violence can be broken through effective alcohol control programmes currently being offered by NGO service providers.59 Additional work is required to monitor the success of these programmes and ensure their availability is universal. RECOMMENDATION 34: Reduce alcohol abuse rates.    58 Implement Samoa Law Reform Commission recommendations on alcohol reform to prevent alcohol abuse and ensure the relevant resources required for implementation and monitoring. Village Fonos to introduce by-laws outlining community based punishments for alcohol abuse cases. Review and monitor impact of alcohol management programmes, assess national need and ensure universal coverage. Samoa Law Reform Commission. (2016). Alcohol Reform Final Report. Document 117 Inquiry anthology. Moana Regina Solomona, Ministry of Justice and Court Administration clinical therapist, submission to the Inquiry. Document 13 Inquiry anthology. 59