Safer Families Centre of Research Excellence
The Safer Families Centre of Research Excellence is hosting its inaugural International Domestic Violence and Health Conference: Sustainable Change in the Health Sector.
To be held in Melbourne, Australia, on 21-22 November, 2018, this dynamic and interactive conference will focus on:
- Early intervention with women, children, young people, and Indigenous families and communities at risk of experiencing family and domestic violence, and with fathers who use violence in their relationships.
- Latest insights into health sector and technological responses to domestic violence, and pathways to safety.
Call for abstracts are now open and will close 17 April, 2018. For guidelines and to submit an abstract go to: www.saferfamilies.org.au/idvh-2018
Key speakers include:
- Claudia Garcia-Moreno, World Health Organisation
- Harriet MacMillan, McMaster University, Canada
- Gene Feder, University of Bristol, UK
- Kelsey Hegarty, University of Melbourne
- Cathy Humphreys, University of Melbourne
- Stephanie Brown, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
- Elizabeth (Libby) Hindmarsh, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
- Karen Glover, South Australia Health & Medical Research Institute
- Jane Koziol-McLain, Auckland University of Technology
- Jo Spangaro, University of New South Wales
- AND MORE
The conference will interest academics, survivors, health professionals, community leaders, policymakers, CEOs, managers and early to mid-career scholars.
Registrations open 27 March, 2018 www.saferfamilies.org.au/idvh-2018