‘Soun’ is an innovative system for early detection of potential abuse of any family member.

It can help a person identify if he/she might be a victim of possible domestic abuse by getting answers to a set of questions.

Results are displayed in colour codes as explained below:

• Green means the person is safe
• Orange means he/she needs consultation from a specialist to be helped to feel stable
• Red means he/she needs help in terms of special protection to live a safe and stable life.

The system also offers guidance on what to do if his/her situation falls under a yellow or red situation. It aims to maintain the stability of the family and achieve its well-being.

The system provides:

• educational awareness videos to raise the level of knowledge about domestic violence issues
• information about laws that protect people from domestic abuse
• Family Protection Guide, which provides information on how to handle family crises and how to avoid negative impact on the stability of families.

Soun is an Arabic word which means safeguard. Access Soun on the ‘MOCD Connect’ app available on App Store and Google Play.

Related links

• Family Protection Guide 2022 (PDF, 500 KB)
• Brochure on Soun
• ‘Soun’ Innovative System for Early Detection Against Potential Abuse maintains family protection, wellbeing – WAM