Web resource:	http://ajl.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/10/13/1559827615609546.abstract
Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Creating a trauma-sensitive practice : a health care response to interpersonal violence
Authors:	Reichard, Anna E Davies, Jon A Todahl, Jeff L
Keywords:	Prevention;Interpersonal violence;Trauma;Health;Service provision
Year:	2015
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	Vol. 11, no. 6 ; pp. 451-465
Notes:	This article is to describe the nature, scope, and impact of interpersonal violence, its subsequent trauma on individuals, families, and society, and to delineate how providers can apply trauma-sensitive practice. It provides definitions, examples and prevalence rates and review theories of violence and violence prevention. It describes how to create a trauma-sensitive practice by being aware of the trauma that accompanies violence, the barriers to violence prevention, and how to intervene with patients about violence. Providers are urged to adopt universal screening practices, educate themselves on the nature of interpersonal violence and engage in screening, education, collaboration, and social justice activities to reduce interpersonal violence.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14058
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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