In this special AVA Conversations episode of the HerHealth Podcast, we sit down with Karen Mason and Dr. Paul van Donkelaar, co-founders of SOAR (Supporting Survivors of Abuse and Brain Injury through Research), for an engaging Q&A that builds on their recent AVA Webinar.

Together, we dive deeper into:

• The personal and professional journeys that led them to focus on intimate partner violence-caused brain injury (IPV-BI)

• How IPV-related brain injuries continue to be overlooked in health and social systems

• Their vision for trauma- and brain-injury-informed care, and how communities can better support survivors

• What gives them hope — and what still needs to change

Let's get started.

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