While the victims were most often women, the report found nearly one in three of the victims were children — and one in four of them had sustained a brain injury.
“They’re shocking figures and yet the vast majority of women who experience family violence don’t get medical attention,” said Nick Rushworth, chief executive of Brain Injury Australia.
Read the full story... (off-site)- Topics:
- Child protection and relinquishment, Gender
- Author:
- Stephanie Ferrier
- Source:
- ABC Online
- Date published:
- Mon 30th Apr, 2018