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_aFAMILY VIOLENCE
700 _91400
_aHumphreys, Cathy
700 _92663
_aDiemer, Kristin
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040 _aAFVC
100 _aForsdike, Kirsty
_96752
245 _aAn Australian hospital's training program and referral pathway within a multi-disciplinary health-justice partnership addressing family violence
_cKirsty Forsdike, Cathy Humphreys, Kristin Diemer, Stuart Ross, Linda Gyorki, Helena Maher, Penelope Vye, Fleur Llewelyn and Kelsey Hegarty
260 _c2017
_bWiley,
500 _aAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2017, Advance online publication, 22 November 2017 (Open access)
520 _aObjective: An innovative health-justice partnership was established to deliver legal assistance to women experiencing family violence who attended an Australian hospital. This paper reports on a multifaceted response to build capacity and willingness of health professionals to identify signs of family violence and engage with referral pathways to on-site legal assistance. Methods: A Realistic Evaluation analysed health professionals' knowledge and attitudes towards identification, response and referral for family violence before and after training; and use of referral pathways. Results: Of 123 health professionals participating in training, 67 completed baseline and follow-up surveys. Training improved health professionals' self-reported knowledge of, and confidence in, responding to family violence and understanding of lawyers' roles in hospitals. Belief that patients should be referred to on-site legal services increased. Training did not correspond to actual increased referrals to legal assistance. Conclusion: The program built capacity and willingness of health professionals to identify signs of, and respond to, family violence. Increase in referral rates to legal assistance was not shown. Potential improvements include better data capture and greater availability of legal services. Implications for public health: Strong hospital system supports and reliable recording of family violence referrals need to be in place before introducing such partnerships to other hospitals. (Authors' abstract). Record #5690
650 _aATTITUDES
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650 _aBEHAVIOUR CHANGE
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650 5 _9290
_aHEALTH SERVICES
650 5 _9299
_aHOSPITALS
650 _aINTERAGENCY COLLABORATION
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650 _aINTERVENTION
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650 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
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650 _aJUSTICE
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650 5 _9344
_aLEGAL SERVICES
650 _aPROGRAMME EVALUATION
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650 _aSCREENING
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650 5 _9609
_aTRAINING
650 0 _94320
_aWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
651 4 _aAUSTRALIA
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700 _92660
_aRoss, Stuart
700 _aGyorki, Linda
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700 _aMaher, Helena
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700 _aVye, Penelope
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700 _aLlewelyn, Fleur
_97211
700 _aHegarty, Kelsey
_91330
773 0 _tAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2017, Advance online publication, 22 November 2017 (Open access)
830 _aAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
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856 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12743
942 _2ddc
_cARTICLE