Sunflower Center Resource Book

Sunflower Center Resource Book

March 1, 2019

This book presents the example of Korea's multi-stakeholder, inter-institutional one-stop service mechanism called "Sunflower Center," which provides counselling, psychological, medical, investigation and legal support in an integrated fashion. It aims to provide efficient, professional, gender-sensitive and tailored assistance for GBV victims, all in one location. Collaborative and specialized service provision by professionals working in the Center have also contributed to minimizing the risk of secondary victimization and accommodating the needs of disadvantaged or vulnerable victims. Last but not least, it has also helped change the mindset of service providers as they began putting themselves in the victim's shoes, enabling a comprehensive and more effective delivery of services.

This book presents the example of Korea's multi-stakeholder, inter-institutional one-stop service mechanism called "Sunflower Center," which provides counselling, psychological, medical, investigation and legal support in an integrated fashion. It aims to provide efficient, professional, gender-sensitive and tailored assistance for GBV victims, all in one location. Collaborative and specialized service provision by professionals working in the Center have also contributed to minimizing the risk of secondary victimization and accommodating the needs of disadvantaged or vulnerable victims. Last but not least, it has also helped change the mindset of service providers as they began putting themselves in the victim's shoes, enabling a comprehensive and more effective delivery of services.