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(6.3%) provides women-focused/women-only treatment services. Half of the facilitiesprovide staff with special training in gender-related issues that may be pertinent totreatment (such as domestic violence). Clients have access to child care services in lessthan half of facilities (43.8%).Figure 21.Proportion of substance abuse treatment facilities offering gender appropriateservices (%).Child careservices/facilities44Train staff in genderrelatedissues50Services addressingwomen's issues69Women-focusedtreatment services6Gender appropriatetherapy75Gender appropriateassessment tools690 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80OverallThe only facility providing women-focused treatment services is in Mpumalanga (Table14). Facilities in Mpumalanga and North West do not provide staff with training ingender-related issues. Child care facilities are not available in Mpumalanga and Limpopo.56
Table 14. Proportion of facilities that address the gender appropriateness of servicesby province.Activities to improve genderappropriateness of treatmentFree State(N = 7)Limpopo(N = 2)Mpumalanga(N = 3)NorthWestNorthernCapeOverall(N = 16)(N = 2) (N = 2)N % N % N % N % N % N %Gender appropriate assessment 3 42.9 2 100.0 2 66.7 2 100.0 2 100.0 11 68.8Gender appropriate therapy 6 85.7 1 50.0 2 66.7 2 100.0 1 50.0 12 75.0Women-focused treatment 0 0 0 0 1 33.3 0 0 0 0 1 6.3servicesServices addressing women’s 6 85.7 2 100.0 1 33.3 0 0 2 100.0 11 68.8issuesTraining: gender-related issues 4 57.1 2 100.0 0 0 0 0 2 100.0 8 50.0Child care services/facilities 3 42.9 0 0 0 0 2 100.0 2 100.0 7 43.83.8.3. Age appropriateness of treatment servicesThree quarter of the facilities report using age appropriate assessment instruments, andemploy staff trained to work with adolescents and young people (Figure 22). More than80.0% of the facilities report providing counselling services that are age anddevelopmentally appropriate, and conduct family-focused interventions. Just over half offacilities provide family reunification services for adolescent clients (56.3%), and adaptthe facility environment to ensure the safety of young people (56.3%) (Figure 22). Asmall proportion of facilities provide adolescent-focused/adolescent-only treatmentservices (37.5%).57
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3.1.2 Treatment facility profile by
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