May 08 2023
This 10 May, start the conversation. Because we all deserve to be safe at home.
We all deserve safety, respect and the opportunity to thrive, wherever we live, work and play. But for many of us home is not always safe.
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December 2021 Dec 2021
Recent research has indicated that many women have experienced an escalation in violence and abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic. The RACGP recently released the updated 5th edition of Abuse and violence - Working with our patients in general practice (known as the White Book). The timely update provides evidence-based guidelines for health practitioners on caring for patients experiencing family and domestic abuse and violence. It includes new guidance and chapters, including on trauma informed care as it relates to domestic violence, perpetrators, child abuse, abuse of older people and other groups.
The PHN's Domestic & Family Violence Program has developed a Domestic Abuse and Violence (DFAV) GP Action Plan designed to enable clinicians to identify patients at immediate risk, plan, manage, record and refer via an exclusive primary care pathway for patient triage and support. The program has also supported the annual campaign 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence in posting a series of resources and links on the PHN facebook page.
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