Monthly ArchivesJune 2018

Today we launched our program to tackle the issue of family violence within the Mansfield Community.   Not all incidents of family violence are reported to police which is why a health system intervention is so important.  A significant proportion of people in our community are either directly or indirectly effected by family violence and this is most likely to have been committed by someone they know.  These people are predominantly women and children.  We are happy to be a part of a cultural change that sees family violence as a health issue and one that we can all work together as a community to address. Mansfield District Hospital staff have been trained to identify and support people affected by family ...