Maternal and Child Health Service and Intimate Partner Violence
Evaluating an effective model of good practice to reduce intimate partner violence among Maternal and Child Health Nurse populations.
ARC Linkage application led by Angela Taft, Latrobe University ($333,500), Linkage Partner Vic Health.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant health risk in early motherhood. This project aims to enhance the universal Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services' capacity to improve the safety and support offered to women experiencing IPV and their children. Building on existing trusted relationships and in collaboration with eight MCH teams and family violence service, this project will develop, implement and evaluate a new evidence-based IPV MCH nursing model of best practice. If effective, this model will have the potential to improve women's, infants' and nurses' own safety, contribute to an international IPV nursing scholarship and be promoted nationally and internationally.