Yarrow Place, October 2020
Youth and Women’s Safety and Wellbeing Division are very pleased to announce the completion of a range of strangulation pamphlets designed for both the consumer and the service provider.
We know strangulation is a common form of assault in the context of domestic and family violence and sexual assault, so these pamphlets have been designed to guide non-medical service providers in responding to disclosures of strangulation as well as offer information and support to victims of strangulation.
Funded by the Commissioner of Victim’s Rights, these pamphlets have been developed in consultation with a broad number of contributors including Aboriginal Cultural Consultation as well as Cultural and Linguistically Diverse consumers. To increase access amongst the broader community, we have also translated the consumer brochure into five languages.
Additionally, we have guidelines for medical practitioners in relation to the assessment and management of a person who has been strangled and a documentation proforma.
Please find resources below:
Strangulation Pamphlet for Consumers (English)
Strangulation Pamphlet – Arabic
Strangulation Pamphlet – Nepali
Strangulation Pamphlet – Persian
Strangulation Pamphlet – Swahili
Strangulation Pamphlet – Tamil
Strangulation Pamphlet for Service Providers
Stakeholder List – Contacts – Strangulation
Strangulation Documentation form