Intimate partner violence - WHO guidelines

A health-care provider is likely to be the first professional contact for survivors of intimate partner violence or sexual assault and the World Health Organisation has issued a guidelines document to aid health professionals with their response.  Responding to intimate partner violence and sexual violence against women : WHO clinical and policy guidelines provides evidence-based guidance and advice for policy makers, encouraging better coordination and funding of services, and greater attention to training programs for health care providers. 
The guidelines are based on systematic reviews of the evidence, and includes:

• Identification and clinical care for intimate partner violence 
• Clinical care for sexual assault 
• Training relating to intimate partner violence and sexual assault against women  

The guidelines provide standards that can form the basis for national guidelines, and for integrating these issues into health-care provider education.