Associate Professor Laura Tarzia
Principal Research Fellow, Department of General Practice, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne
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When love is blind
We need to better recognise it isn’t easy for a woman to accept the person they have invested their life in, their intimate partner, may be sexually abusing them
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We need to talk about pornography
Research finds that women who’ve experienced intimate partner sexual violence believe pornography plays a role in their abuse
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Trust betrayed: Attacked from the inside out
Women are exposed to a particularly insidious and damaging trauma when sexually abused by an intimate partner, shattering trust and self-worth
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What drives Intimate Partner Sexual Violence?
We need to bring together the sometimes unique factors behind Intimate Partner Sexual Violence if we are to better understand and counter it
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What a friend experiencing abuse needs most is an ally
Women experiencing intimate partner violence often rely on their friends, but it can be difficult for friends to know how to respond
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Domestic violence, isolation and COVID-19
As COVID-19 puts pressure on many families, the domestic violence statistics are alarming. Now is the time for people using violence to get help
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Helping sexual violence survivors heal needs understanding
Having to repeat their story of abuse multiple times at different health services is re-traumatising for many women. A new report recommends ways to improve the system.
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Getting to the source
Technology is empowering women experiencing domestic violence – now it could be extended to make men who use violence confront their behaviour.