A Gendered Lens on Acquired Brain Injury

This national position paper explores issues impacting women with acquired brain injury (ABI), including an overview of the context and the links between gender-based violence and ABI. The paper also provides a series of recommendations to for policy makers and practitioners.

Read a blog post about the paper:

Blog post

Author(s): Australian Women's Health Alliance, Phoebe Nagorcka-Smith
Organisation: Australian Women's Health Alliance
Year Published: 2024
Language: English

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