ACT

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Purple puzzle piece with a large letter 'A' and the word 'Act' inside it.

ACT refers to the practical actions which support domestic violence identification and response within the health system, as well as activities related to learning for the strengthening of existing systems.

At the CLINIC level, important elements for domestic violence and response were:

  • having the support of a team: having a ‘team behind me’

  • different categories of practitioners playing their part:
    ‘all eyes on it’

  • having clear roles

  • having support processes

At a HEALTH SYSTEM level, the support for the work requires:

  • strong leadership

  • resourcing

  • provision of infrastructure (electronic and environment)

Four hands each holding a different colored puzzle piece, two green, one brown, one blue, coming together to symbolize teamwork and collaboration.

Reflective Questions

Use these questions to reflect on how effectively you are relating to the woman and how you feel about clinical and health system support available to enable this.

Suggested Scripts

Here are some examples of language, phrases and questions to use to help you to relate to the woman before you ask about domestic violence.

JENNY CHAPMAN
Project Manager, Strengthening Hospital Responses to Family Violence (SHRFV), Royal Women’s Hospital