For ten months, Saint-Martin was one of the rare territories of the Republic to be devoid ofsocial worker in the gendarmerie Record (ISG)An essential position which acts as a liaison between victims, the police, and support servicesSince last month, Marie-Noëlle Jardon resumed this position which she had already occupied since 2023, thanks to funding now primarily provided by the State.
Friday October 2, Prefect Cyrille Le Vély, le director of France Victimes 978 Olivier Canale-Fatou and the Commander of the gendarmerie, Hugues Loyez, signed an agreement for to fund the ISG position until 2029Created in 2017, the position was funded by the Collectivity and the State until November 2025. Due to a lack of funding from the Collectivity, The state is now taking over the bulk of the funding. to the height of 50.000 € per yearwith the participation of France Victimes. The gendarmerie, for its part, its MPF premises are available (Family Protection Center) at Concordia.
In her daily life, Marie-Noëlle Jardon, social worker trilingual Having been in the area for several years, he receives reports from the military concerning cases of violence, primarily domestic, and then makes contact with the victims. Where The police officer is “in the evidence collection process”As Colonel Loyez explains, the ISG is more involved in...listening, needs assessment and guidance towards appropriate support structures. The position also includes accompaniment victims of Saint-Barthélemy, where the ISG visits once or twice a month.
Victims “lost” during the 10-month absence
"It's an indispensable device"the prefect emphasizes, while the Domestic violence accounts for more than 35% violence recorded in the territory in the first half of 2026Among these facts, 24% are cases of sexual violence within the familyThis is still a taboo subject on which the intervention of the ISG is particularly important. "A person in civilian clothes who takes the time to talk to you inevitably has a different impact than a police officer."Colonel Loyez emphasizes, adding: "Just last week, we had four new cases of sexual violence against minors.".
Olivier Canale-Fatou says he saw "the before and after" during the interruption of Marie-Noëlle Jardon's position. “We had far fewer victims”he notes, without this necessarily reflecting a decrease in violence. "Without Marie's phone call, some wouldn't have come to see us."After a ten-month interruption, Saint-Martin has thus regained an important link in the support system for victims. _DR
