Women who experience physical intimate partner violence (IPV) are at high risk of suffering a brain injury (BI) due to head impacts and/or strangulation. Currently, most staff at women’s shelters tend not to be aware of IPV-caused BIs. The objective of our work was to address this by developing a new online module within the Concussion Awareness Training Tool (cattonline.com) specifically focused on IPV-caused BI, and measuring its effectiveness in increasing BI awareness and knowledge among staff members at women’s shelters.
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Nicol, B., Adhikari, S. P., Shwed, A., Ashton, S., Mriduraj, A., Mason, K., Gainforth, H. L., Babul, S., & van Donkelaar, P. (2023). The Concussion Awareness Training Tool for Women’s Support Workers Improves Knowledge of Intimate Partner Violence-Caused Brain Injury. Inquiry : A Journal of Medical Care Organization, Provision and Financing, 60, 469580231169335. https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580231169335
