[Commpsych] FW: White Ribbon Day Joint Statement

[Heather Gridley]

Dear all

Just sharing the attached joint statement developed by the Royal Australian College of Physicians on behalf of Australia's key medical and health professional peak bodies for release on White Ribbon Day. The Australian Psychological Society is more than happy to support this initiative, and our logo is included in the letter. Please feel free to share this with your colleagues, along with the psychology-specific information below.

The APS is all too aware of the social and health burden wrought by violence against women. The latest issue of the APS member magazine InPsych features a special series of articles on Domestic Violence: http://www.psychology.org.au/inpsych/2015/<http://www.psychology.org.au/inpsych/2015/?utm_source=Homepage&utm_medium=Hero&utm_campaign=InPsych_Octobert_2015>http://www.psychology.org.au/inpsych/2015/

In August the APS urged the Government to implement all recommendations made in the recent Senate Inquiry’s report into domestic violence in Australia:
http://www.psychology.org.au/Content.aspx?ID=6852

We also aware of the RACGP's Guidelines Abuse and violence: working with our patients in general practice, and plan to develop psychology-specific practice guidelines in 2016: http://www.racgp.org.au/d<http://www.racgp.org.au/download/Documents/Guidelines/Whitebook/whitebook-4thedn.pdf>ownload/Documents/Guidelines/Whitebook/whitebook-4thedn.pdf<http://www.racgp.org.au/download/Documents/Guidelines/Whitebook/whitebook-4thedn.pdf>  Perhaps when we are encouraging our members to wear a white ribbon on Wednesday to indicate their willingness and availability to discuss violence-related concerns, we could all draw attention to the RACGP Guidelines?

Best regards

Heather


Heather Gridley

Honorary Fellow

College of Arts

Victoria University

Melbourne, Australia



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From: Clare Hodgson [mailto:Clare.Hodgson at racp.edu.au]
Sent: Tuesday, 24 November 2015 2:35 PM
Subject: White Ribbon Day Joint Statement

Hi everyone,

Thank you so much for endorsing the joint statement on the issue of violence against women to coincide with White Ribbon Day tomorrow. Your support on this important issue is very much appreciated, particularly given the tight timeframe given for sign on!

You will find the endorsed statement attached and you can also view it online at  http://www.racp.edu.au/docs/default-source/advocacy-library/white-ribbon-day-joint-statement.pdf?sfvrsn=2

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries about this.

Thanks and kind regards,
Clare

Clare Hodgson
Advocacy | Policy & Advocacy Unit

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians
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Phone: +61 2 8076 6343
Email: clare.hodgson at racp.edu.au<mailto:clare.hodgson at racp.edu.au>

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