Women’s Health NSW ran an event called Women, Violence and Brain Injury in late 2025. It brought together a range of experts on women’s brain injuries resulting from violence. These short stories are drawn from the presentations of our speakers. In this short story, Phoebe Nagorcka-Smith points out that we don’t have an accurate national…
This digital story is for service providers who work with men who use power and control in their relationships. It gives you some examples of ways you can raise sexual choking with men who use violence. Women’s health centres don’t just work with women, through events, partnerships and outreach, they connect with their whole community.…
This digital story is for service providers who might encounter women who have experienced non-fatal strangulation as a part of sexual assault or intimate partner violence, in their service provision. It showcases the work undertaken by women’s health centres across NSW to improve professional capacity to recognise and respond to non-fatal strangulation, sexual choking and…
This digital story is for women who might have experienced non-fatal strangulation as a part of sexual assault, or through being in a relationship that includes intimate partner violence. Featuring an emergency department physician, a medical forensic examiner and trainer, and two general practitioners working in a women’s health centre, it explains what happens in…
This digital story looks at the important role that general practitioners (GPs) play in addressing women’s experiences of non-fatal strangulation and acquired brain injury. It will be useful for doctors, including general practitioners, doctors who work in hospitals, and other health professionals. Featuring an emergency room physician, a medical forensic examiner and trainer, and two…