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Jan 10, 2023

Call for More Research on Intimate Partner Violence and Brain Injury

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Domestic ViolenceResearchers are calling for more research on brain injury and domestic violence.

Many will equate concussion with sports-related injury. But a concussion can be sustained from a punch to the face or someone’s head being hit repeatedly against the wall or the floor.

Halina Haag, a social worker and PhD candidate in social work at Wilfrid Laurier University and Dr. Carmela Tartaglia, a neurologist with the Canadian Concussion Centre in Toronto, in a recent article, share the need to do more research on the impact of brain injury for women. For the Globe and Mail article, click on the link below.

Article:

Globe and Mail Intimate Partner Violence and Brain Injuries

Additional Resources:

The Cridge Centre for the Family – Intimate Partner Violence and Brain Injury 

RCMP – Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse

Brain Injury Canada – Intimate Partner Violence & Advocacy

ABI Tool Kit

Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT)

 

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