| ABC |
awareness, balance and connection |
| ACE |
adverse childhood experience |
| ADVO |
apprehended domestic violence order |
| AHPRA |
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency |
| AMA |
Australian Medical Association |
| APVO |
apprehended personal violence order |
| ASCA |
adults surviving child abuse |
| ASD |
autism spectrum disorder |
| CATCH |
Commitment, Advocacy, Trust, Collaboration, Health system |
| CBT |
cognitive behavioural therapy |
| CALD |
culturally and linguistically diverse |
| CARE |
Consider, Acknowledge, Respond, Empower |
| FAV |
family abuse and violence |
| GP |
general practitioner |
| GP MHTP |
GP Mental Health Treatment Plan |
| IPAV |
intimate partner abuse/violence |
| LIVES |
Listen, Inquire, Validate, Ensure safety, Support |
| LGBTIQA+ |
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse, intersex, queer, asexual and questioning |
| MBCP |
Men’s Behaviour Change Program |
| MI |
motivational interviewing |
| NCAS |
National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey |
| PTSD |
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) |
| PHN |
Primary Health Network |
| RACGP |
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners |
| SRSS |
Status Resolution Support Services |
| STI |
sexually transmitted infection |
| VEGA |
Violence, Evidence, Guidance and Action |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |