Violence and adversity

Janet Fanslow talks about adverse childhood experiences, intimate partner violence, and non-partner violence in New Zealand and how these issues impact long-term health. We are learning that people’s experience of violence and adversity as children and throughout the lifecourse has long-term health effects. Janet explores what we mean when we talk about experiences of violence and what we are learning about the health effects.

Topics

Intro
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Defining Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
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Classifications of Adverse Childhood Experience
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Are certain groups more at risk?
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Are they more likely to face health issues as adults?
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Protecting against cumulative Impact
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Screening in Primary Care
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Violence across the lifespan
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Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
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Screening for Violence
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Reducing Adverse Childhood Experiences
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Resources for help and support
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Take-home messages
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Take home messages

Violence is more common than we would like to believe.
Health care can play a crucial role.
It is a preventable problem.

Resources

Sexual harm helpline - Safe to talk (0800 044 334 or text 4334)
Family violence information line - Are you ok (0800 456 450)
Exploring the health burden of cumulative and specific adverse childhood experiences in New Zealand - Hashemi, L, Fanslow, J, Gulliver, P., McIntosh, T. (2021).

Presenter

Janet Fanslow

Professor

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Janet is a Professor at the School of Population Health, University of Auckland, and Chief Advisor of the New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse. She is a population health scientist specialising in violence prevention and the promotion of mental health. She has expertise in measuring the prevalence and consequences of violence and developing and supporting implementation of health care system responses to violence. She is co-author of the Ministry of Health Family Violence Assessment and Intervention Guideline: Child abuse and intimate partner violence. In 2018, Janet was awarded membership of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to the research and prevention of family violence.