New study to investigate mental health of children exposed to domestic violence
12 Feb 2021 | 4 mins
Researchers from The University of Western Australia have been awarded national funding to investigate the long-term mental health of children exposed to domestic and family violence.
The project, led by Dr Carol Orr, from UWA’s School of Population and Global Health, will use police and health records to investigate differences in the mental health service use and diagnoses of children exposed to domestic and family violence.
Funded through ANROWS – Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety Core Grant Research Program – the study was one of eight projects chosen to address research gaps in relation to young people exposed to violence against women.