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Providing a summary of injury prevention evidence together in one location, the Evidence Bank aims to increase the awareness of reliable, accurate and authoritative injury-related research pieces.

Utilising the menu below you are able to search the Evidence Bank by injury topics, keywords and primary target audience. Please note that the primary target audience refers to the segmented group which the evidence is aiming to have the greatest influence on.

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YearInjury topic/sPrimary target audienceReference
2022ViolenceEarly Years (0 – 8 years), Young People (15 – 25 years)

Commonwealth of Australia. National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022–2032. (2022). Available from: https://www.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/10_2022/national_plan_accessible_version_for_website.pdf

2022FallsOlder Adults (65 years and over)

Williamson, M. et al. Improving care for older patients visiting emergency departments. Are they receiving falls prevention guideline care? Australasian Emergency Care S2588994X22000549 (2022) doi:10.1016/j.auec.2022.08.003. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35995675/ 

2022Early Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years)

Kidsafe WA: Tsvetkov, A. & Skarin, D. Severe Injuries to Children. https://www.kidsafewa.com.au/professionals/wa-childhood-injury-bulletins-reports/ (2022).

2022Early Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years)

Kidsafe WA: Posa, I., McKenna, J. & Skarin, D. Blunt Force Injuries. https://www.kidsafewa.com.au/professionals/wa-childhood-injury-bulletins-reports/ (2022).

2022FallsWhole Community

Injury Matters: Sweeney, R. & Menezes, S. 2022 Western Australian Falls Report. https://www.injurymatters.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022WAFallsReport.pdf (2022).

2022ViolenceWhole Community

AIHW. Family, domestic and sexual violence data in Australia. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/domestic-violence/family-domestic-sexual-violence-data/contents/about (2022).

2022Alcohol-related harmWhole Community

Cancer Council Western Australia, WA Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies., Alcohol and Drug Foundation & Telethon Kids Institute. WA’s hidden crisis: Harm from alcohol. https://www.cancerwa.asn.au/resources/2022-05-06-WA-Hidden-Crisis-Harm-from-alcohol.pdf (2022).

2022Alcohol-related harmWhole Community

Foundation for Alcohol Research & Education. Alcohol use and harms during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://fare.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Alcohol-use-and-harms-during-the-COVID-19-pandemic.pdf (2022).

2022ViolenceRegional / Remote Communities, Whole Community

Ringin, L., Moran, M. & Thompson, S. C. Analysis of reporting of family violence reporting in print media in regional Western Australia. Aus NZ J of Public Health 1753-6405.13205 (2022) doi:10.1111/1753-6405.13205. Available from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1753-6405.13205

2022Alcohol-related harm, Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport, ViolenceAboriginal Communities

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. Overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health status, 2021. https://healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/healthinfonet/getContent.php?linkid=677185&title=Overview+of+Aboriginal+and+Torres+Strait+Islander+health+status+2021&contentid=44570_1 (2022).

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