The Concussion Awareness Training Tool for Women's Support Workers Improves Knowledge of Intimate Partner Violence-Caused Brain Injury

• Main Authors: Blake Nicol MSc (Author), Shambhu Prasad Adhikari PhD (Author), Alanna Shwed MSc (Author), Stephanie Ashton MSc (Author), Angitha Mriduraj BSc (Author), Karen Mason BA (Author), Heather L. Gainforth PhD (Author), Shelina Babul PhD (Author), Paul van Donkelaar PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 this study was to address this by developi...