In collaboration with our partners, The University of Newcastle and the Women’s Health Research, Translation and Impact Network, this project aims to understand both victim–survivors and health and social welfare professionals’ experiences of Trauma-Informed Care (TIC).
If you are female, aged 18 and over, living in regional Australia, have ever experienced violence and have ever accessed mental health care
If you are a health or social welfare professional, working in Australia and in the last 10 years have provided care to women who have experienced violence
Background Information
In 2022-2023, using a coproduction model, we conducted a series of consultations with service providers, women victim-survivors, and academics to identify the most pressing needs in violence against women research, using the National Plan priorities as a starting point for discussion. We held face-to-face and online forums, with more than 100 delegates from urban and rural areas. Following these consultations, we distilled the main thematic elements that arose and then developed a survey to rank the most important issues. Results indicated that TIC was the top research priority by victim-survivors, health professionals and academics.
Current Study
Based on our consultation findings, we have developed a co-production project involving victim-survivors, academics, and health professionals. This project collects quantitative and qualitative information from both service providers and victim-survivors to provide the foundation for a high-level consultancy process, which will lead to the development of best practice guidelines in trauma-informed care for women who have lived with violence or abuse. We are actively recruiting for this study, so if you are interested in participating, please click the link above.
