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Chapter 16 – Management of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence in Primary Health Care

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Family, domestic and sexual violence
- General principles
- Mandatory reporting
Domestic violence
Adult sexual assault
Child sexual abuse
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Clinician resources

National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service

1800RESPECT website 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) – National counselling helpline, information and support 24/7

Women’s Legal Service NSW

Its time to talk website – When she talks to you about the violence: A toolkit for GPs in NSW

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)

Abuse and violence: Working with our patients in general practice (white book) – this manual offers clinicians’ evidence-based guidance on appropriate identification and response in clinical practice to patients experiencing abuse and violence. It includes useful links to the variations in the legal responsibilities of clinicians across Australia.

NSW Health Education Centre Against Violence – provides training and resources including:

Recovering from adult sexual assault: Navigating the journey booklet When a Man is Raped booklet

Hegarty K, O’Doherty L. Intimate partner violence: Identification and response in general practice. Aust Fam Physician 2011;40(11):852-856. Available at: http://www.racgp.org.au/afp/2011/november/intimate-partner-violence

Wade D, Howard A, Fletcher S, Cooper J, Forbes D. Early response to psychological trauma: what GPs can do. Aust Fam Physician 2013;42(9):610-614.

Blue Knot Foundation

Trauma-informed Care and Practice framework – provides information for adult survivors of childhood trauma and trauma informed care ... Buy now

Patient resources

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Costello M, Backhouse C. Avoiding the 3 ‘M’s: Myths, mistakes and misinformation in violence, abuse and neglect statistics and research. Master Powerpoint for the Integrated Violence, Abuse and Neglect Statistics Project: Education Centre Against Violence (ECAV) and Prevention and Response to Violence, Abuse and Neglect (PARVAN) Unit (Ministry of Health); 2019: NSW Health. Available from: http://www.ecav.health.nsw.gov.au/van-statistics-and-research/.

Krug E, Dahlberg LL, Maercy JA, Zwi AB, Lozano R. World report on violence and health. [internet]. Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO); 2002. Available from: https://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/world_report/en/summary_en.pdf.

Australian Medical Association. AMA Position Statement: Family and Domestic Violence 2016. Australian Medical Association; 2016.

NSW Family & Community Services. Exchanging information related to child protection and wellbeing [internet]. NSW Family & Community Services: NSW Government; 2019 [updated 2019 Sept 24]. Available from: https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/providers/children-families/interagency-guidelines/exchanging-information.

NSW Health. Policy Directive: Domestic Violence – Identifying and Responding. Report No.: PD2006_084. [internet]. NSW Health; 2006 [updated 2018 June 30]. Available from: https://www1.health.nsw.gov.au/PDS/pages/doc.aspx?dn=PD2006_084.

When she talks to you about the violence: a toolkit for GPs in NSW [internet]. Women’s Legal Services NSW. (Sydney); 2014. Available from: https://itstimetotalk.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/GP-Toolkit-2014.pdf.

Feder G, Hutson M, Ramsay J, Taket AR. Women exposed to intimate partner violence: expectations and experiences when they encounter health care professionals: a meta-analysis of qualitative studies. Archives of Internal Medicine 2006;166(1):22-37.

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). Abuse and violence: Working with our patients in general practice (White Book). 4th ed. Melbourne, Vic: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP); 2014. Available from: https://www.racgp.org.au/clinical-resources/clinical-guidelines/key-racgp-guidelines/view-all-racgp-guidelines/white-book.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Disability, Australia, 2009. Report No.: 4446.0. [internet]. Canberra, ACT: AB, 2011. Available from: https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/lookup/4446.0main+features42009.

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Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Personal Safety, Australia 2016. Report No.: 4906.0. [internet]. Canberra, ACT: ABS; 2017. Available from: https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4906.0.

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de Visser R, Badcock BC, Rissel C, Richters JE , Smith A, Grulich A, et al. Experiences of sexual coercion in a representative sample of adults: the Second Australian Study of Health and Relationships. Sexual Health. 2014;11(5):472-80.

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Palmer C, McNulty AM, D’Este C, Donovan B. Genital injuries in women reporting sexual assault Sexual Health 2004;1(1):55-9.

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The Faculty of Sexual Reproductive Health (FSRH) Clinical Effectiveness Unit of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health. Combined Hormonal Contraception. [internet]. United Kingdom: FSRH; 2019 [updated 2019 July]. Available from: https://www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/documents/combined-hormonal-contraception/.

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Mein JK PC, Shand MC, Templeton DJ, Parekh V, Mobbs M, Haig K, Huffam SE, Young L. Management of acue adult sexual assault The Medical Journal of Australia. 2003;178(5):226-30.

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Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). Abuse and violence: Working with our patients in general practice (White Book): The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Available from: https://www.racgp.org.au/clinical-resources/clinical-guidelines/key-racgp-guidelines/view-all-racgp-guidelines/white-book.

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Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM). Post-Exposure Prophylaxis after Non-Occupational and Occupational Exposure to HIV. 2nd Ed. Darlinghurst, NSW: ASH; 2016. Available from: https://www.ashm.org.au/HIV/hiv-management/PEP/.

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Australasian Sexual Health Alliance (ASHA). Adult Sexual Assault [Internet]. Australian STI management guidelines for use in primary care: ASHA; 2018 [updated 2019 Jan 14]. Available from: http://www.sti.guidelines.org.au/populations-and-situations/adult-sexual-assault#testing-advice.

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Cybulska B, Forster G. Welch J, Lacey H. Rogstad K, Lazaro N. UK National Guidelines on the Management of Adult and Adolescent Complainants of Sexual Assault 2011 [internet]. United Kingdom: British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH); 1999 (revised 2011; republished 2012 Jun). Available from: https://www.guidelinecentral.com/summaries/uk-national-guidelines-on-the-management-of-adult-and-adolescent-complainants-of-sexual-assault-2011/.

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Australasian Sexual Health Alliance (ASHA). Australian STI management guidelines for use in primary care [internet]. ASHA; 2018 [updated 2019]. Available from: http://www.sti.guidelines.org.au

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Age of Consent: Issues for Youth Workers [internet]. The Shopfront: Youth Legal Centre: 2018[updated 2018 Nov]. Available from: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/kidsfamilies/youth/Documents/forum-speaker-presentations/2018/sanders-age-of-consent-issues-dec.pdf.

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Burke Harris N. The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 2018.

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Blue Knot Foundation. Trauma-informed Care and Practice [internet]. Blue Knot Foundation. Available from: https://www.blueknot.org.au/Workers-Practitioners/For-Health-Professionals/Resources-for-Health-Professionals/Trauma-Informed-Care-and-practice.

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