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 |