Researching Brain Injury from Intimate Partner Violence in BC

B.C. researchers are launching two studies to improve the diagnosis of brain injury in survivors of intimate partner violence and to better understand the injuries’ long-term impacts.

When the studies conclude two and four years from now, respectively, they’ll be among the largest and most comprehensive on the impacts of intimate partner violence to date, said Sandy Shultz, a professor at Vancouver Island University and director for the university’s Centre for Trauma and Mental Health Research.

Research teams are asking for survivors of intimate partner violence who have been out of the relationship for at least six months to consider volunteering an hour of their time to participate in the study.

The research is trauma-informed and created through consultation with survivors, Shultz said. Link to the story can be found here.