'Life with disability can be awesome'
A former patient of our Women with Individual Needs clinic shares her story of adapting to motherhood for International Day of People with Disability.
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Campaign puts spotlight on violence against women
The Royal Women’s Hospital is calling on all Victorians to get behind a global campaign calling for the elimination of violence against women and girls.
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Eighteen hospitals named as participants in state-wide evaluation of response to family violence
The 18 Victorian hospitals participating in a new project evaluating the state-wide program, Strengthening Hospitals Response to Family Violence, have been announced.
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Charitable grant to support family violence prevention initiatives
The impact of a hospital-based family violence program is the focus of a new research study, thanks to a generous grant from The Collier Charitable Fund.
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The Women’s says NO to violence against women
Violence against women has long been recognised as a health issue. Health professionals are often the first point of contact for women at risk of or who have experienced violence, and they are also at risk themselves.
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Quit smoking style strategy needed for family violence
Family violence advocate Rosie Batty will today tell the statewide Family Violence Forum that a Quit style strategy is needed to change behaviours in order to end violence against women.
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Family violence common amongst health workers
The first study investigating domestic and family violence amongst female healthcare workers in Australia has found that almost half of them has experienced family violence.
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Les Reti receives Queen’s birthday honour
Adjunct Associate Professor Les Reti has been appointed Member in the General Division (AM) of the Order of Australia during the Queen’s Birthday Honours, for significant service to women’s health.
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Increasing support for sexual assault survivors
The Women’s CASA House and Sexual Assault Crisis Line are to receive an additional $270,000 to provide more support for those who have experienced sexual assault and violence.
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$6 million boost to the Women’s research funding
The Women’s and its research partners have secured more than $6 million in funding from the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grants.
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A Future Free from Violence
The Women’s has today launched A Future Free from Violence, a strategy outlining our focus areas for preventing violence against women.
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