Intimate Partner Violence Related Brain Injury
Do you walk with people who have experienced intimate partner violence and have suffered brain injuries? They may have experienced mental health and/or addictions issues.
Very little awareness surrounds IPV-related brain injuries and many first responders, health practitioners, family members and survivors, mistaking brain injury symptoms for other sources such as substance use or emotional distress brought on by the abuse.
The Brain Injury Association of Waterloo- Wellington offers a community outreach program led by IPV Specialist, Christina Hennelly that specifically addresses this intersection and offers mitigating strategies to help reduce brain injury symptoms when working with these individuals.
In this webinar Christina provides us with information on these issues which we may encounter.