TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thorburn, Natalie
AU  - Arathoon, Cleo
AU  - Beaumont, Sophie
AU  - Jury, Anj
TI  - Traumatic brain injury and intimate partner violence in Aotearoa
T2  - 'Safer when, safer how? '
PY  - 2025///
PB  - National Collective of Independent Women’s Refuges | Ngā Whare Whakaruruhau o Aotearoa
KW  - National Collective of Independent Women’s Refuges Ngā Whare Whakaruruhau o Aotearoa
KW  - ABUSIVE HEAD TRAUMA
KW  - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
KW  - PREVALENCE
KW  - RANGAHAU
KW  - TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
KW  - TŪKINOTANGA Ā-WHANAU
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N2  - This report is part of a wider project that Women’s Refuge
is carrying out with the generous support of Contact
Energy. This project aims to build on knowledge about
the risks and impacts associated with intimate partner
violence.
In December 2024, the Women’s Refuge1 research team
conducted research into the impacts of IPV on victims and
their experiences of help seeking. We heard from 1707
women and non-binary victims. While most reported
that they were no longer experiencing violence, 21
percent (375) reported that it was ongoing. The majority
(1328) had been physically assaulted by their partners,
10 percent (138) of whom reported having a (known)
TBI caused by their partners’ use of violence. Given IPV-
inflicted TBI is often undiagnosed, the actual prevalence
amongst this sample is likely far higher.

This research  offer insight into how the conditions of
IPV complicate TBI recovery, and how the symptoms of
TBI complicate pathways to safety from IPV. They show
how victims’ needs for safety and support can be better
met by considering IPV and TBI in tandem. (From the report). Record #9177
UR  - https://womensrefuge.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SWSH-TBI-and-IPV-research-p1.pdf
UR  - https://womensrefuge.org.nz/unseen-and-unheard-new-report-reveals-high-prevalence-of-traumatic-brain-injury-in-women-affected-by-family-violence/
ER  -