Experiences of domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV) can lead to brain injuries from strangulation, suffocation, blows to the head and neck, and being shaken violently. Despite the strong link between DFSV and brain injuries, there remains limited information to support women who have a brain injury resulting from violence. 

This practitioner guide is designed to support service providers to contextualise medical information about brain injuries for women living in violent and stressful domestic settings. It is designed to be used in conjunction with the Recovering from brain injury booklet for women with experiences of DFSV. 

The guide aims to improve a practitioner's ability to respond to women who may have a mild brain injury by providing: 

• key information about mild brain injury in the context of DFSV
• ways to initiate conversations about brain injury with women who have experienced DFSV
• ways to frame current medical advice related to mild brain injury recovery that is achievable for women living in violent and stressful domestic settings.