‘How a GP saved my life’: A domestic violence survivor shares her story
AHPRA has produced a podcast offering advice on how to look out for red flags
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Dating violence and digital abuse prevalent among young people: White Book
GP detection and help for patients may reduce abuse in future relationships, experts say.
Coercive control: ‘My patients are living in fear’
Dr Sumeena Qidwai is calling for coercive control to be made a criminal offence.
GPs want new care plan item to support victims of domestic violence
The item would work in similar ways to mental health treatment plans, says expert Professor Kelsey Hegarty.
Partner violence damages women’s health for years: study
Recent abuse is linked to serious issues including PTSD and thoughts of self harm but any abuse leaves a legacy of poor health, research shows.
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Resources on domestic violence for doctors
A useful list of guides, services and hotlines to help doctors better help their patients.
‘I thought he was going to kill me’: A GP tells her story
This 35-year-old GP registrar spent eight years feeling unsafe in her own home, having committed her life to a husband who wasn't the man she thoug…
Sometimes, GPs need to ask blunt questions
Each day as I drive to work, I pass the ‘drop-off’ zone at the local primary school. It’s an uplifting start to the day. Mums and…
GPs’ role in domestic violence care recognised
The RACGP will receive $300,000 in Federal Government funding to update its White book.
For some, more family time means more family violence
There is no doubt that the COVID-19 crisis has seen an increase in the incidence of family violence. Movement restrictions aimed to stop the spread…
