Report

The Prevalence of Acquired Brain Injury Among Victims and Perpetrators of Family Violence

Penny O'Brien, Belinda GABBE, Darshini Ayton, Tess Tsindos, Madeline King, Sandra Braaf, Janneke Berecki-Gisolf, Jane Hayman

Brain Injury Australia | Published : 2018

Abstract

The Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence recognised the potential for acquired brain injury to contribute to both perpetration and victimisation in family violence. This report informs the Victorian Government’s response to Recommendation 171 of the Commission ‘that the Victorian Government fund research into the prevalence of acquired brain injuries among both victimsand perpetrators of family violence’,

University of Melbourne Researchers