Resources for supporting psychosocial health in pregnancy

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Last updated: 12 Nov 2018

Topic: Mothers & babies

AIHW

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2018) Resources for supporting psychosocial health in pregnancy, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 30 November 2022.

APA

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2018). Resources for supporting psychosocial health in pregnancy. Retrieved from https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/mothers-babies/resources-psychosocial-health-pregnancy

MLA

Resources for supporting psychosocial health in pregnancy. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 12 November 2018, https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/mothers-babies/resources-psychosocial-health-pregnancy

Vancouver

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Resources for supporting psychosocial health in pregnancy [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2018 [cited 2022 Nov. 30]. Available from: https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/mothers-babies/resources-psychosocial-health-pregnancy

Harvard

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2018, Resources for supporting psychosocial health in pregnancy, viewed 30 November 2022, https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/mothers-babies/resources-psychosocial-health-pregnancy

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Cat. no: PER 103

Family violence

Guidelines Expand

Name of resource	Organisation	Description to appear on website
Stand Together Against Domestic and Family Violence	1800RESPECT	1800RESPECT provides resources for frontline workers who support women expediting family violence. 'Stand Together' is a online tool kit professionals can access for free.
Professionals	1800RESPECT	This page provides resources for health care professionals who work with people impacted by family violence.
Resources	ANROWS	Includes posters and factsheets on family violence as well as resource that would be suitable for Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander women and those form culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Domestic and family violence in pregnancy and early parenthood	Australian Institute of Family Studies	This paper provides an overview of family violence, including definitions and risk factors for family violence. It outlines issues specific to family violence during pregnancy, including implications for practice and potential interventions for responding to women who are experiencing family violence.
Family violence: Towards a holistic approach to screening and risk assessment in family support services	Australian Institute of Family Studies	This resource provides an overview of the screening tools that can be used to identify family violence in a clinical setting.
Abuse or family violence in pregnancy	Centre of Perinatal Excellence	This web page provides advice about what to do if a woman is experiencing family violence and includes the number for 1800RESPECT.
Clinical Practice Guidelines: Pregnancy Care	Australian Government - Department of Health	Guidelines for healthcare providers in the provision of evidence-based maternity care.
Pregnancy care guidelines - Family violence	Australian Government - Department of Health	National Guidelines links directly to the family violence chapter.
DV-alert	DV-alert	Free course for frontline workers responding to family and domestic violence. Recommended in the National Guidelines.
All-inclusive Online Tools for Providers and Advocates	Futures Without Violence	This website provides advice for health practitioners the creation of partnerships between community health centres and domestic violence support providers.
Guidelines for responding to Family and Domestic Violence	Government of Western Australia - Department of Health	Guidelines for health providers that were developed to support safe and effective interventions for those experiencing family and domestic violence.
Clinical Guidelines	Government of Western Australia - Department of Health	Guidelines for Western Australian practitioners on the timing and type of family violence screening recommended during the antenatal period.
Overcoming Barriers (CALD Resource)	Northern Integrated Family Violence Services	Overcoming Barriers is a resource developed by the Northern Integrated Family Violence Services in Victoria to provide practitioners with advice on how to respond appropriately to women from culturally and linguistically diverse communities who have experienced family violence.
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities	Northern Integrated Family Violence Services	This webpage also provided by the Northern Integrated Family Violence Services in Victoria provides practice resources for working with CALD communities
Prevention and Response to Violence Abuse and Neglect	NSW Ministry of Health	This page provides NSW Health workers with links to information and services for victims of family violence. Information is evidence-based, culturally safe and trauma informed.
Community based prevention of violence against women and their children	Our Watch	This toolkit provides a range of resources for practitioners and community workers who wish to engage a primary prevention approach to prevent violence from occurring. It is targeted at individuals who are planning to deliver or develop a program in a particular community.
Family violence during pregnancy	Pregnancy birth and baby	This webpage provides information on types of family violence, potential harms to the mother and baby and what some warning signs might be. It also includes contact information for national and state helplines.
Antenatal screening for domestic and family violence guideline	Queensland Health	These guidelines provide recommendations for health professionals when screening and responding to the needs of pregnant women at risk or experiencing domestic and family violence
Training resources to support clinicians	Queensland Health	This website provides online training resources on understanding and clinical responses to domestic and family violence for health professionals
The Whitebook, 4th Edition	RACGP	This guide developed by RACGP offers health practitioners evidence-based guidance on appropriate identification and response in clinical practice to patients experiencing abuse and violence.
The RACGP Professional Development Program on Family Violence	RACGP	The RACGP have developed an online course for its members who wish to develop their skills in supporting people experiencing family violence. The program is accredited by RACGP and QI&CPD.
Strengthening Hospital Responses to Family Violence Resource Centre	The Women's	The Strengthening Hospital Responses to Family Violence Project has developed a range of evidence-informed resources and tools have been developed to support Victorian public hospitals to implement the SHRFV model.
Health care for women subjected to intimate partner violence or sexual violence	World Health Organisation	The WHO handbook provides detailed guidelines for health practitioners who are working directly with women who have experienced intimate partner violence or sexual violence. Note that the handbook does not include specific guidance for the antenatal period.

Screening tools Expand

Name of resource	Organisation	Description to appear on website
Identifying and responding to family violence: a Guide for general practitioners	Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria	This website provides advice to GPs about assessing and responding to patients experiencing family violence, and includes case finding questions.
Domestic Violence Safety Assessment Tool	Family & Community Services - NSW Government	This screening tool is designed for use in intimate partner violence situations by non-government service providers and government agencies in NSW
Family and Domestic Violence: Screening	Government of Western Australia North Metropolitan Health Service	This screening tool is designed for use during the antenatal period to identify pregnant women who are experiencing family and domestic violence.
Screening for Domestic Violence	RANZCOG	This website provides information to health providers about the requirements of screening for domestic violence during the perinatal period.

Resources for pregnant women Expand

Name of resource	Organisation	Description to appear on website
Safety apps for mobile phones	1800RESPECT	This website lists safety apps that can be used to access information and support services within Australia.
Download Daisy	1800RESPECT	The Daisy app is designed to connect those experiencing domestic violence or abuse to services. Downloadable on iOS and Android.
Family Safety Pack	Australian Government - Department of Social Services	This website provides fact sheets and multilingual resources about domestic violence for those coming to Australia from CaLD backgrounds.
Domestic Violence line	Family and Community Services - NSW	This website provides the phone numbers of the domestic violence line, child protection helpline and link2home homelessness line
Charter of Victims Rights	NSW Department of Justice	The charter of victim rights provides advice to the victims of crime on services available and the legal process.
About domestic and family violence	NSW Ministry of Health	This website links to resources about identifying and reporting domestic violence in New South Wales.
PENDA	PENDA	Penda is a free, national app with legal, financial, and personal safety information and referrals for women who have experienced domestic and family violence. It was developed by the Women’s Legal Service Qld.
Welcome to Relationships Australia	Relationships Australia	Relationships Australia provides services, training and resources on relationships including conflict in relationships.
Understand Domestic Violence - Additional Resources	White Ribbon Australia	Comprehensive resource on domestic violence and abuse. This website also provides practical tips, e-learning and fact-sheets.
Domestic Violence and pregnancy.	Women's and Children's Health Network	This website provides information about domestic violence occurring in pregnancy, linking to resources and services in South Australia.

Support services Expand

Name of resource	Organisation	Description to appear on website
1800RESPECT	1800RESPECT	National phone and online domestic and family violence services providing information, referrals and counselling.
Family violence Services for women	Better Health Channel - Victoria	This website provides information and contact details for Family violence services in Victoria.
Refuges	Community Services - ACT	This website links to women's refuge services for women with different needs in the Australian Capital Territory.
ACT service	Domestic Violence Crisis Service	This service provides legal and practical assistance to those experiencing domestic violence.
NSW - Domestic violence line	Domestic Violence Line	This website provides the phone numbers of the domestic violence line, child protection helpline and link2home homelessness line . There are also links to programs, services, resources and legal help.
Australia-wide services	Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria	This website lists family and domestic violence services that are available nationwide in Australia.
Pregnancy & Domestic Violence	DV Connect	This website provides the phone number of a 24/7 queensland domestic violence line.
Domestic and family violence and sexual assault support services	Government of South Australia - Department of Human Services	This website provides links to domestic and family violence and sexual assault resources for women in South Australia.
Family Violence Counselling and Support Service	Government of Tasmania - Department of Health and Human Services	This website provides information on accessing Tasmania's family violence counselling and support service.
Women’s Domestic Violence Helpline	Government of Weston Australia	This website provides the phone number of a 24/7 Western Australian domestic violence line.
Domestic and family violence	Northern Territory Government of Australia	This website provides phone numbers of domestic and family violence services for women in the Northern Territory.
Domestic Violence Support	Reach Out	This website lists family and domestic violence services that are available in each state in Australia.
Supporting women and children to live free from family violence	Safe Steps	This website provides the phone number of a 24/7 Victorian domestic violence line.
Women's Support	Salvation Army	This website lists information and contact information of women's refuges' in Western Australia
Adelaide's domestic violence crisis accomodation service	South Australian Housing Authority	Contact information for accomodation services for women and children escaping domestic or family violence in South Australia.
Domestic Violence Hotlines	White Ribbon	This website lists numbers of family violence hotlines that are suitable for a wide range of population groups.
About Safe Houses	Womensline	This website provides information about Safe Houses and accessing refuge in Queensland.

Other resources Expand

Name of resource	Organisation	Description to appear on website
Domestic and family Violence in pregnancy and early parenthood: Overview and emerging interventions	Australian Institute of Family Studies	This publication provides broad and comprehensive information about domestic and family violence during the perinatal period.
O&G - Magazine	O&G Magazine	The Summer 2017 issue of the O&G Magazine focused on family violence as an epidemic in Australia. Articles are written for a health practitioner audience and include short features on different aspects of family violence and clinical practice.

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