Frontline health workers to be trained to recognise signs of domestic violence at footy games, concerts

Frontline health workers at WA football games, concerts and fun runs will soon be trained to spot the warning signs of family and domestic violence.

Paramedics and ambulance volunteers who attend big events will receive four hours of training on how to identify, deal with and refer suspicious cases among people needing medical attention.

It is part of a State-wide push to give all WA ambulance volunteers, paramedics and triple zero operators training to better identify family and domestic violence.

Family and Domestic Violence Minister Jessica Stojkovski said the move reflected the fact that family and domestic violence reached “across all society”.

“Whether it’s in someone’s home or at an event or a concert, if we equip people to pick up on those subtle signs, to have the skills to he