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additional services are required to meet demand and encourage more Canberrans to use public transport in the future, based on how customers are using the new integrated public transport network.
ACT Health—domestic violence training
(Question No 2440)
Mrs Kikkert asked the Minister for Health and Wellbeing, upon notice, on 5 April 2019:
(1) Are there any Capabiliti training courses that train ACT Health staff in being able to detect a potential victim of domestic violence; if not, why not.
(2) Are there any other training courses besides Capabiliti that train ACT Health staff to better be able to detect a potential victim of domestic violence.
(3) Are there any existing measures, protocols or employees that exist within ACT Health that assist staff with identifying potential victims of domestic violence.
(4) What measures are undertaken by ACT Health staff to help raise awareness for domestic violence to clients.
(5) Upon identifying a potential victim of domestic violence, how are ACT Health staff trained to respond i.e. what plans and strategies are used, what help and support is offered; if there are any staff policies or guidelines concerning response to suspected or identified victims of domestic violence, can the Minister provide them as an attachment.
(6) When ACT health staff identify a victim of domestic violence, are there mandatory reporting policies they must follow; if so, what are they.
Ms Fitzharris: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) Yes. E Learning modules were launched on 27 March 2019. These courses cover:
• Domestic and Family Violence
• Foundation – A Shared Understanding of Family Violence
• Broset Violence Checklist
• Static 99 and Risk for Sexual Violence Protocol (RSVP).
The aim of these online training modules is to ensure that Canberra Health Services and Health Directorate staff have a shared understanding of family and domestic violence.
(2) Yes. Canberra Health Services (CHS) is implementing the Strengthening Hospital Responses to Family Violence program, an evidenced based family violence initiative developed by the Royal Women’s Hospital and implemented throughout Victorian Health services. This program provides a whole of organisation framework for embedding a culture for safe disclosure which involves raising awareness and capacity to enable health professionals to early identify and respond to disclosure of family violence.
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