The voices of women impacted by non-fatal strangulation: Summary report – key themes

Strangulation is one of the most lethal forms of domestic violence. Despite the high risk of lethality and serious harm the prevalence of non-fatal strangulation (NFS) is unknown and there is limited research on the topic, with only a minimal number of published studies in Australia. An MOU was signed with the Red Rose Foundation to further research in this area and a Merit Grant to Dr Nicola Cheyne supported the study. This research was carried out with two aims. The first was to capture women’s perspectives regarding their perspectives regarding their NFS experiences and the impacts. The second was to discern the supports and responses they received from the service system. Sixteen women participated in the study.