Invisible disability: Indigenous women living with traumatic brain injury

导致创伤性脑损伤的家庭暴力是一个严重的残疾问题，然而，对澳大利亚土著妇女的这两种情况的交叉点知之甚少。她们的头部受伤率高得令人无法接受，比其他澳大利亚妇女高出69倍。对患有创伤性脑损伤的澳大利亚土著妇女、她们的家庭和支助她们的服务机构进行定性探索，将力求弥合研究与实践之间的差距，并帮助为残疾、保健和家庭暴力机构提供服务提供信息。这项研究将产生一系列工作，探索他们的日常生活，以了解他们的文化，地理，心理社会需求和生活经历的细微差别。

Domestic and family violence that leads to traumatic brain injury is a significant disability concern, yet, little is known about the intersection of the two for Indigenous Australian women. They experience unacceptably high rates of head injury, 69 times higher than other Australian women. Qualitative exploration with Indigenous Australian women with traumatic brain injury, their families and the services who support them will seek to bridge the gap between research and practice and help inform the service delivery of disability, health and family violence agencies. The research will result in a body of work that explores their daily lives to understand the cultural, geographical, psycho-social needs and nuances of their lived experiences.