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Domestic Violence - Identifying and Responding

Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.

Doc No.: PD2006_084

Functional Group - Sub Group:
Clinical/ Patient Services - Maternity
Clinical/ Patient Services - Incident management
Clinical/ Patient Services - Baby and child

Summary
This policy outlines the characteristics and consequences of domestic violence and identifies the role of NSW Health generally and Area Health Services specifically, in recognising and responding to domestic violence. The policy introduces a new preventative strategy involving universal routine screening for domestic violence in services where significant numbers of women have been found to be at risk. The aims are twofold: to reduce the incidence of domestic violence through primary and secondary prevention approaches: and to minimise the trauma that people living with domestic violence experience, through tertiary prevention approaches, ongoing treatment and follow-up counselling.

Date of Publication: 26 October 2006

Replaces:

  • Domestic Violence - Identifying and Responding [PD2005_413]
Author Branch: Primary Health and Community Partnerships

This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Affiliated Health Organisations - Non Declared, Affiliated Health Organisations - Declared, Community Health Centres, NSW Dept of Health, Public Hospitals

Audience: Clinical staff -emergency departments and clinical settings that provide domestic violence services

Distributed to: Public Health System, Community Health Centres , Dental Schools and Clinics, Divisions of General Practice, Government Medical Officers, Health Professional Associations and Related Organisations, NSW Ambulance Service , NSW Department of Health, Public Hospitals, Tertiary Education Institutes

Review Date: 26 October 2011

File No: 04/432

Status: Active

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Domestic Violence - Identifying and Responding

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