Web resource:	http://www.austdvclearinghouse.unsw.edu.au.wwwproxy0.library.unsw.edu.au/PDF%20files/IssuesPaper_21.pdf
Type:	Non-Fiction
Title:	Closing the gap on family violence: Driving prevention and intervention through health policy
Authors:	Cox, Dorinda Hovane, Victoria
Population:	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Year:	2011
Publisher:	Australian Domestic & Family Violence Clearinghouse, UNSW
Notes:	Family violence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities remains a significant social issue with far-reaching implications for service provision in the area of health, with such impacts as physical injuries, depression and anxiety, sexually transmitted disease and substance abuse. Despite these significant health consequences, family violence has generally not been prioritised in health policy or responses. Policing, legal/judicial and women's policy approaches have become the key responses to the issue in Australia, as in many western countries. The paper examines the potential for health policies, like the Closing the Gap in Indigenous Health Outcomes strategy, to better engage with the issue of family violence and, thereby, address a major contributor to poor health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/11628
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