Expert Panel on Gendered Violence, Trauma and Women's Mental Health - 25 October 2021

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Expert Panel on Gendered Violence, Trauma and Women's Mental Health - 25 October 2021

Expert Panel on Gendered Violence, Trauma and Women's Mental Health - 25 October 2021

Women's Health Victoria

Published: 10 November 2021

This panel discussion was a feature of the Annual General Meeting of Women's Health Victoria, held on 25 October 2021. Leading experts explore the issues and evidence to identify how to design a better mental health system response, and build workforce capability to meet the needs of women who've experienced gendered violence and trauma.

Participants:

Session introduced by:

Dianne Hill, CEO, Women's Health Victoria

Panellists:

Dr Manjula O’Connor - Adjunct Professor, Chair Family Violence Psychiatry Network, Royal Australian New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Professor Kelsey Hegarty - Joint Chair in Family Violence Prevention at the University of Melbourne and Royal Women’s Hospital
Maggie Toko - Assistant Commissioner Lived Experience and Engagement, Mental Health Complaints Commission

In conversation with:

Mischa Barr, Chair, Women’s Mental Health Alliance / WHV Policy and Health Promotion Manager

Proceedings:

Access the video recording here (https://youtu.be/FoW7CmdnSuw) (duration: 33:53)

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Citation:

Women's Health Victoria (2021) Expert Panel on Gendered Violence, Trauma and Women's Mental Health: 25 October 2021 [Video] Women's Health Victoria. Melbourne.

mental health, women's health policy, violence against women, event proceedings, trauma informed practice

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