This publication is a summary of a study conducted to assess the health impact of intimate partner violence on women. The study was supported by VicHealth in partnership with the Department of Human Services and was conducted with contributions from a range of experts from across Victoria and elsewhere.
Download: The Health Costs of Violence: Measuring the burden of disease caused by intimate partner violence (346KB)
This publication is a summary of a study conducted to assess the health impact of intimate partner violence on women. The study was supported by VicHealth in partnership with the Department of Human Services and was conducted with contributions from a range of experts from across Victoria and elsewhere. While focusing on health, it complements a vast body of evidence demonstrating the serious social and economic consequences of intimate partner violence for individuals, families and communities.
The technical report mentioned on page five of this publication can be accessed from www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-030411.pdf This is a WHO document published in the September edition of ‘Bulletin of the World Health Organization’.
