• Senior Research Officer and Programe coordinator of Research into abuse and violence; PhD student women's mental health and sport participation, The University of Melbourne
Mandatory reporting of family violence on a woman’s behalf threatens dignity and takes away her power. Andreas Levers/Flickr

Family violence victims need support, not mandatory reporting

Legal requirements for doctors to report family violence to police may sound good at first glance. But evidence shows it’s better doctors are trained to support women to make their own decisions.

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