‘So much money goes into investigating concussions in sports. … There’s no money to be made from studying intimate-partner abuse.’
This quote is from a great article in the New York Times Magazine, “The Hidden Epidemic of Brain Injuries from Domestic Violence”. There is so much to learn in this area.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/01/magazine/brain-trauma-domestic-violence.html?auth=login-google1tap&login=google1tap
Head trauma is underdiagnosed in victims of domestic violence. Symptoms of trauma are often attributed to the emotional upheaval in the circumstances of domestic violence when the reality is a serious physical condition.
I received the following informational card at a recent conference. Please take a moment to read.
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