Trauma continues after someone leaves an abusive relationship,professor of general practice tells Victoria’s royal commission into family violence The trauma suffered by domestic violence victims after leaving an abusive relationship meant family law court staff sometimes mistakenly judged them as psychologically unstable, a professor of general practice has told Victoria’s royal commission into family violence.[br]Kelsey Hegarty, or a general practitioner who leads an abuse and violence research program at the University of Melbourne,told commissioners that psychological trauma continued long after someone left an abusive relationship.
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Source: theguardian.com