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Detecting and managing mild brain injury from domestic abuse

21/08/2025By Jackie

In this HealthEd podcast, colleagues from the Mid Western Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program, Dr Josephine Braid, a Rehabilitation Medicine Physician, and Molly Banks, a Speech Pathologist and Program Manager, remind healthcare providers of the importance of investigating and managing brain injuries resulting from domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV). Dr Braid and Ms Banks explore…

Brain injury: A practitioner guide

31/07/2025By Jackie

Experiences of domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV) can lead to brain injuries from strangulation, suffocation, blows to the head and neck, and being shaken violently. Despite the strong link between DFSV and brain injuries, there remains limited information to support women who have a brain injury resulting from violence. This practitioner guide is designed…

domestic violence

Detecting and managing mild brain injury from domestic abuse

Brain injury: A practitioner guide

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