Order Description
Physical and emotional violence has a demonstrated impact on mental wellbeing (Matheson et al., 2015). It is important that nurses are cognisant of the impact of violence as many
people under their care might be affected. This assessment task is an assignment requiring you to demonstrate your understanding of violence, its impact on mental health and well-being in Australia and what mental health promotion approaches can be used to address
violence.
Assignment question
In this assignment you are required to choose one of the following types of violence, from
the World Health Organization (WHO; 2002) typology of violence:
? Family violence
? Community violence
Discuss this type of violence and its impact on mental health and wellbeing. Include in
your discussion:
? Factors that lead to this type of violence;
? Incidence, those at risk, impact of this type of violence on the mental
wellbeing of Australian individuals and/or families and/or communities;
? Use the literature to:
o Explore mental health promotion approaches that can improve
health outcomes in relation to this type of violence and;
o How nurses can use this information to make a difference to
those who have experienced violence.
