11. 8 Suggested additions or amendments to the CRAF aide memoire Below is a summary of suggestions for amendments and additions to the current risk factors listed in the CRAF aide memoire made by participants in the focus groups, interviews or open-ended responses to the survey. Risk factors Current CRAF Amendment Rationale RISK FACTORS Pregnancy/new Differentiate between FOR VICTIMS birth* pregnancy and new birth Depression/mental This, and the following two This, and the following two risk health issue risk factors, need to be factors, are often used to label the reworked as a positive way victim. They put the focus on of asking all of the deficits’ rather than a ‘victim possible health impacts of discussion of the health impacts family violence on victims of family violence. This needs to be balanced with exploration of the victim/survivor’s resilience and strengths Drug and/or alcohol See above See above misuse/abuse Has ever verbalised See above See above or had suicidal or tried to commit suicide Isolation Needs to prompt awareness Certain types of entanglements that this may have a flip side with community/family/religion can for CALD or ATSI women. be a risk RISK FACTORS Use of weapon in 1. Use of weapon or 1. is more inclusive ‘Object’ FOR most recent event* object and will ensure a more meaningful PERPETRATORS answer 2. Differentiate between use of weapon to harm and 2 More specific assessment intimidating behaviour with of level of risk weapon/s Access to What type of weapons? The type of weapon, e.g. gun, weapons* may be a factor in the level of risk Has ever harmed or 1. Need to have very 1. More specific assessment threatened to harm specific differentiation of level of risk victim between harm and threat to 2. Issues of temporality are harm relevant to risk escalation 2. When did this happen? Has ever tried to When did this happen? Issues of temporality are relevant choke victim* Did the victim lose to risk escalation consciousness? Has ever 1. When did this 1. Issues of temporality are threatened to kill happen? relevant to risk escalation victim* 2. Specify the nature of threat to kill general threat, –
11. 8 Suggested additions or amendments to the CRAF aide memoire Below is a summary of suggestions for amendments and additions to the current risk factors listed in the CRAF aide memoire made by participants in the focus groups, interviews or open-ended responses to the survey. Risk factors Current CRAF Amendment Rationale RISK FACTORS FOR VICTIMS Pregnancy/new birth* Differentiate between pregnancy and new birth Depression/mental health issue This, and the following two risk factors, need to be reworked as a positive way of asking all of the possible health impacts of family violence on victims This, and the following two risk factors, are often used to label the victim. They put the focus on ‘victim deficits’ rather than a discussion of the health impacts of family violence. This needs to be balanced with exploration of the victim/survivor’s resilience and strengths Drug and/or alcohol misuse/abuse See above See above Has ever verbalised or had suicidal or tried to commit suicide See above See above Isolation Needs to prompt awareness that this may have a flip side for CALD or ATSI women. Certain types of entanglements with community/family/religion can be a risk RISK FACTORS FOR PERPETRATORS Use of weapon in most recent event* 1. Use of weapon or object 2. Differentiate between use of weapon to harm and intimidating behaviour with weapon/s 1. ‘Object’ is more inclusive and will ensure a more meaningful answer 2 More specific assessment of level of risk Access to weapons* What type of weapons? The type of weapon, e.g. gun, may be a factor in the level of risk Has ever harmed or threatened to harm victim 1. Need to have very specific differentiation between harm and threat to harm 2. When did this happen? 1. More specific assessment of level of risk 2. Issues of temporality are relevant to risk escalation Has ever tried to choke victim* When did this happen? Did the victim lose consciousness? Issues of temporality are relevant to risk escalation Has ever threatened to kill victim* 1. When did this happen? 2. Specify the nature of threat to kill – general threat, 1. Issues of temporality are relevant to risk escalation