Providing care and community
A neonatal intensive care nurse at the Women’s has been recognised for her work breaking down barriers for LGBTIQ+ patients and their families.
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A Future Free from ViolenceThe Women’s has today launched A Future Free from Violence, a strategy outlining our focus areas for preventing violence against women.
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Family violence program rolled out across VictoriaA program developed by the Women’s and Bendigo Health that identifies and supports patients experiencing family violence is to be rolled out to 27 healthcare services across Victoria, the Government announced today.
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Vale Fiona Richardson, Australia’s first Minister for Family Violence PreventionThe Royal Women’s Hospital is deeply saddened by the passing of Victorian Minister for Family Violence Prevention, Fiona Richardson.
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The Women’s appointed to Family Violence Steering CommitteeThe Women’s CEO, Dr Sue Matthews has been appointed to Victoria’s Family Violence Steering Committee as the state's hospital representative.
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Launch of new research centre set to create safer familiesAustralia’s first and only Centre for Research Excellence (CRE) to promote safer families will lead research into the health effects of intimate partner violence on individuals and families, and how the health sector can respond.
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The Women’s gives evidence at the child abuse Royal CommissionThe Women’s and University of Melbourne Professor Louise Newman will today give evidence at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
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Greater support for women experiencing family violence
The Royal Women’s Hospital is reminding people on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women that 20 per cent of family violence begins during pregnancy.
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The Women’s joins major international conference on family violenceHospital responses to family violence will be highlighted at the Nursing Network on Violence Against Women International
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More support to help hospitals respond to family violenceThe Minister for Health Jill Hennessy today announced new funding for the Strengthening Hospital Responses for Family Violence initiative
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The first chair of Family Violence Prevention appointedIn a joint appointment by the Women's and The University of Melbourne, Professor Kelsey Hegarty has been appointed Australia’s first chair of Family Violence Prevention
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