Traumatic brain injury and intimate partner violence in Aotearoa Natalie Thorburn, Cleo Arathoon, Sophie Beaumont and Anj Jury
By: Thorburn, Natalie
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Contributor(s): Arathoon, Cleo | Beaumont, Sophie | Jury, Anj.
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BookSeries: 'Safer when, safer how? '.Publisher: National Collective of Independent Women’s Refuges | Ngā Whare Whakaruruhau o Aotearoa, 2025Description: electronic document (22 pages) ; PDF file.Subject(s): National Collective of Independent Women’s Refuges Ngā Whare Whakaruruhau o Aotearoa | ABUSIVE HEAD TRAUMA | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | PREVALENCE | RANGAHAU | TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY | TŪKINOTANGA Ā-WHANAU | NEW ZEALANDOnline resources: Download report, PDF | Read media release Summary: This report is part of a wider project that Women’s Refuge
is carrying out with the generous support of Contact
Energy. This project aims to build on knowledge about
the risks and impacts associated with intimate partner
violence.
In December 2024, the Women’s Refuge1 research team
conducted research into the impacts of IPV on victims and
their experiences of help seeking. We heard from 1707
women and non-binary victims. While most reported
that they were no longer experiencing violence, 21
percent (375) reported that it was ongoing. The majority
(1328) had been physically assaulted by their partners,
10 percent (138) of whom reported having a (known)
TBI caused by their partners’ use of violence. Given IPV-
inflicted TBI is often undiagnosed, the actual prevalence
amongst this sample is likely far higher.
This research offer insight into how the conditions of
IPV complicate TBI recovery, and how the symptoms of
TBI complicate pathways to safety from IPV. They show
how victims’ needs for safety and support can be better
met by considering IPV and TBI in tandem. (From the report). Record #9177
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This report is part of a wider project that Women’s Refuge
is carrying out with the generous support of Contact
Energy. This project aims to build on knowledge about
the risks and impacts associated with intimate partner
violence.
In December 2024, the Women’s Refuge1 research team
conducted research into the impacts of IPV on victims and
their experiences of help seeking. We heard from 1707
women and non-binary victims. While most reported
that they were no longer experiencing violence, 21
percent (375) reported that it was ongoing. The majority
(1328) had been physically assaulted by their partners,
10 percent (138) of whom reported having a (known)
TBI caused by their partners’ use of violence. Given IPV-
inflicted TBI is often undiagnosed, the actual prevalence
amongst this sample is likely far higher.
This research offer insight into how the conditions of
IPV complicate TBI recovery, and how the symptoms of
TBI complicate pathways to safety from IPV. They show
how victims’ needs for safety and support can be better
met by considering IPV and TBI in tandem. (From the report). Record #9177
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