Researchers are calling for more research on brain injury and domestic violence.
Many will equate concussion with sports-related injury. But a concussion can be sustained from a punch to the face or someone’s head being hit repeatedly against the wall or the floor.
Halina Haag, a social worker and PhD candidate in social work at Wilfrid Laurier University and Dr. Carmela Tartaglia, a neurologist with the Canadian Concussion Centre in Toronto, in a recent article, share the need to do more research on the impact of brain injury for women. For the Globe and Mail article, click on the link below.
Article:
Globe and Mail Intimate Partner Violence and Brain Injuries
Additional Resources:
The Cridge Centre for the Family – Intimate Partner Violence and Brain Injury
RCMP – Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse
Brain Injury Canada – Intimate Partner Violence & Advocacy
Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT)