Domestic violence causes mental ill-health and poor physical health

Parvathi (not her real name) fainted at work and was taken to the Hospital Emergency. She was suffering severe palpitations, pain in chest, inability to breathe and she thought she was dying. She was diagnosed as suffering Panic Attacks. She had more admissions to the Hospital with Panic Attacks. She was referred to consult me. […]

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St Kevin’s Boys Focus on Family Violence

While the discussion continues over whether to introduce respectful relations classes into Victorian schools, one Melbourne boys school decided to make respectful relationships its year-long focus of 2015. Students from St Kevin’s College in Melbourne organised briefings, assembly talks and a lunch-time forum to begin to educate staff and boys about family violence and what […]

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ACHRH National Anti Dowry Summit

On the 14th of December 2016, ACHRH convened the first ever national summit to address dowry related violence in Australia.  The forum brought together a diverse group of community stakeholders concerned with domestic violence – medical professionals, members of the legal fraternity, members of parliament, policy advisers, business leaders, journalists, not for profit organisations, academics […]

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