In April 2024, Women’s Agenda ran a media article entitled, Strangulation can have a long-term impact on women’s health even if ‘it left no marks’. This article, by Brianna Boecker, discusses strangulation, its connection to brain injury, and Women’s Health NSW’s response, including our online learning hub, It Left No Marks. Read the full article…
This medical referral template was designed to support women’s self-advocacy with general practitioners when seeking medical assessment following non-fatal strangulation (NFS) and acquired brain injury (ABI). It will be useful to women’s health centres and other non-government organisations (NGOs) where women present after NFS and ABI in the context of sexual violence and require support…
This evidence brief is focused on non-fatal strangulation (NFS) and acquired brain injury (ABI) in the context of sexual violence. It brings together Australian research and grey literature with supporting international evidence to define the issues and illuminate data gaps. It will be useful to people developing policies and practices to respond to and prevent…
