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Guidance material and resources

For health professionals

Guidance material and resources

These resources provide further guidance for clinicians when identifying and responding to clients who may be at risk of family and domestic violence.

  • Information sheets
  • Working with the CaLD community
  • FGC/M
  • Working in the antenatal setting

Adolescent Intimate Partner Violence (PDF)

Engaging with clients who choose to be abusive to their partner or families (PDF)

FDV and children - Guide for clinicians (PDF)

Explanation of High Risk Factors in FDV (PDF)

Interagency Information Sharing for High Risk Cases (PDF)

Mental Health and FDV - Guide for clinicians (PDF)

Non-Fatal Strangulation (NFS) in the context of Intimate Partner Violence (PDF)

Safety Planning (PDF)

What are Multi-Agency Case Management (MACM) Meetings (PDF)

A guide for health practitioners: Working with women from CALD backgrounds who have experienced FDV (PDF)

Working With Diverse Population Groups (PDF)

Domestic and family violence educational videos in English, Arabic, Chinese, Dari, Korean and Tamil (external site)

Female Genital Cutting / Mutilation. A guide for health professionals (PDF)

Female genital mutilation is a child protection issue (PDF)

Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation Flipchart : Talking with Women| An educational resource (PDF)

FDV In Pregnancy (PDF)

Finding help before and after baby arrives booklet (PDF) – print or order hard copies from SPIMHP@health.wa.gov.au.

Healthy Relationship Posters - Multilingual

Healthy Relationship Posters - Multilingual

Signs of a Healthy Relationship - English (PDF)

Signs of a Healthy Relationship - Kriol (PDF)

Healthy Relationship - English (PDF)

Healthy Relationship - Kriol (PDF)

Relationship - Healthy Relationship Poster - Burmese

Relationship - Healthy Relationship Poster - Dari

Relationship - Healthy Relationship Poster - Farsi

Relationship - Healthy Relationship Poster - Gujarati

Relationship - Healthy Relationship Poster - Hindi

Relationship - Healthy Relationship Poster - Karen

Relationship - Healthy Relationship Poster - Khmer

Relationship - Healthy Relationship Poster - Korean

Relationship - Healthy Relationship Poster - Pashto

Relationship - Healthy Relationship Poster - Rohingya

Relationship - Healthy Relationship Poster - Simplified Chinese

Relationship - Healthy Relationship Poster - Somali

Relationship - Healthy Relationship Poster - Tagalog

Relationship - Healthy Relationship Poster - Thai

Relationship - Healthy Relationship Poster - Tigrinya

Relationship - Healthy Relationship Poster - Traditional Chinese

Relationship - Healthy Relationship Poster - Urdu

Relationship - Healthy Relationship Poster - Vietnamese

 

Screening, assessment and referral forms

Screening, assessment and referral forms

  • Screening for Family and Domestic Violence (FDV950) (PDF)
    A form for routine client screenings to identify if they are experiencing FDV.
  • Assessment Family and Domestic Violence (FDV 951) (PDF)
    This form is used during a risk assessment to assess a client’s safety if they have disclosed they are being abused.
  • Referral for Family and Domestic Violence (FDV952) (PDF)
    A template for referring clients to an external FDV support service.

The Screening (FDV950) and Assessment (FDV951) forms can be ordered via the online ordering catalogue (PMG Online) or for WACHS clinicians via iProc. The medical record numbers (MRN) are standard across all WA Health sites. For further queries contact whsp@health.wa.gov.au.

 

Supporting documents

  • FDV Flowchart (Appendix 5) (PDF)
  • Step-by-Step Summary (Appendix 4) (PDF)
  • FDV Support Services (Appendix 6) (PDF)
  • Local Services Template (Appendix 7) (PDF)
Strategic documents and reports

Strategic documents and reports

Family and domestic violence

Family and Domestic Violence Framework 2021 – 2026 (PDF)

WA Health costs associated with family and domestic violence – A snapshot (PDF)

The WA Health Costs associated with family and domestic violence – Infographic (2009 - 2015) (PDF)

Path to Safety: WA’s Strategy to Reduce Family and Domestic Violence (external site)

Stronger Together – WA’s Plan for Gender Equality (external site)

National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010 - 2022 (external site)

 

Women’s health

WA Women’s Health and Wellbeing Policy (PDF)

Snapshot of Women’s Health in WA (2013 - 2017) (PDF)

 

Intersecting key strategic documents

WA Mental Health, Alcohol and other Drug Services Plan 2015-2025 (PDF)

WA Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Framework 2015 – 2030 (PDF)

WA Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex Health Strategy 2019 – 2024 (PDF)

WA Disability Health Framework 2015 – 2025 (PDF)

WA Multicultural Policy Framework (external site)

Useful websites

Useful websites

MensLine Australia (external site)
FDV support and assistance for male victims.

Family Safety Pack (external site)
Available in 46 languages. The Australian Government has developed a Family Safety Pack for men and women coming to Australia.

1800 RESPECT (external site)
Information available in languages other than English.

Best Practice Guide for Working with Communities Affected by FGM/C (NETFA) (external site)

NETFA (external site)
support and education program.

Family and Domestic Violence and support (external site)

ANROWS (external site)
Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety.

Last Updated: 23/09/2022
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