Health Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence

You can listen to About Health, on KPFA.org, 94.1FM, hosted by me (Rona Renner, RN)

Listen Here: https://www.nurserona.com/health-consequences-of-intimate-partner-violence/ or here: https://kpfa.org/player/?audio=314353

I was honored today to be joined by Dr. Brigid McCaw and Michiko Scott to discuss Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).

I was moved by Michiko's courage to talk about her own experience with IPV. As an IPV survivor she overcame various challenges as an immigrant single mother of five children. In the 1990's she encountered healthcare professionals who facilitated the process of freeing her from abusive situations. She found her calling to spread awareness of the significant role of the healthcare system in bringing IPV victims and their families to safety and in educating them about adverse health outcomes of IPV.

Dr Brigid McCaw was the Medical Director of the nationally recognized Family Violence Prevention Program at Kaiser Permanente, Northern California. She recently retired from Kaiser, but will always be seen as a pioneer in addressing Domestic Violence in a health care setting. She has conducted research and published on developing a healthcare response to family violence; the physical and mental health effects of intimate partner violence;  and adverse childhood experiences (ACE’s) and trauma and resiliency informed care. 

Visit my web site for resources on Intimate Partner Violence:

https://www.nurserona.com/heal...te-partner-violence/