Family Violence: Spotlight on Health Care Needs & Risks

Empowering healthcare practitioners in their unique role to recognize and effectively respond to patients experiencing family violence This participatory workshop builds on our core curriculum, incorporating information on the unique health issues, impacts, and risks experienced within family violence. Topics Include • types of domestic abuse and the cycle of violence • family violence stereotypes and misconceptions • power dynamics and coercive control tactics • brain injury, medication control and abuse, reproductive abuse, pregnancy risks • effective responses to family violence • barriers to leaving or accessing supports • charting for safety planning