Sexual Health Victoria and Women's Health in the South East (WHISE) are pleased to present this pilot capacity-building session for youth and community service professionals, to increase knowledge, skills and confidence in delivering affirmative consent education to young people. This session is part of a pilot initiative, funded by the Department of Families, Fairness and […]
Join the Minus18 Education Team for a live-streamed professional development webinar in the lead-up to Wear It Purple Day! The last Friday of August is Wear it Purple Day – a day dedicated to supporting and celebrating LGBTQIA+ youth. To coincide with Wear it Purple Day, Minus18 have developed a virtual training event to equip the whole community with the […]
The webinar will be delivered as part of the Tri-Peaks webinar series and will showcase the "Stand up for Our Rights – a youth empowerment project, as well acknowledge the importance of Collaborative philanthropy. Collaborative Philanthropy provides a way of combining and coordinating the expertise and resources of philanthropic organisations and stakeholder organisations to provide […]
The world’s longest-living and surviving culture, has much to teach us about the power of truth-telling, stories, and deep listening. In fact, in her much-watched TEDx Talk, Emeritus Professor Judy Atkinson refers to the art of deep listening as ‘the Aboriginal gift to the nation’. In this webinar, we’ll hear from the presenters about their […]
Young voices are an essential – but often missing – ingredient in preventing abuse. While the Australian Child Maltreatment Study shows that Australia’s prevention efforts have made progress in reducing some types of child sexual abuse, peer-to-peer abuse has increased, as has childhood exposure to domestic violence. In this webinar, we hand over the microphone […]
There are significant costs associated with child abuse and neglect. In this webinar we will speak with key thinkers who help unpack the myths around the economic and structural costs associated with child abuse. We know there are deeply harmful personal and social costs to experiencing abuse, but what about the significant cost of child […]
To prevent child abuse and neglect, we need to get our messaging right. We need everyone in the community – especially decision-makers – to understand the rates of abuse, the impacts, and what needs to be done. Naturally, it’s tempting to lead with the shocking statistics. However, evidence shows that this can backfire by triggering […]
Understand the systemic and relational context to adolescent family violence and explore trauma-informed interventions This two-day workshop provides participants an understanding of family history, context and dynamics in relation to adolescent violence in the home (AVITH). The training covers assessment and safety planning for all family members; explores how to maximise engagement with adolescents and parents/carers; and provides a methodology for working with the […]
Understand the systemic and relational context to adolescent family violence and explore trauma-informed interventions This two-day workshop provides participants an understanding of family history, context and dynamics in relation to adolescent violence in the home (AVITH). The training covers assessment and safety planning for all family members; explores how to maximise engagement with adolescents and parents/carers; and provides a methodology for working with the […]
Understand the systemic and relational context to adolescent family violence and explore trauma-informed interventions This two-day workshop provides participants an understanding of family history, context and dynamics in relation to adolescent violence in the home (AVITH). The training covers assessment and safety planning for all family members; explores how to maximise engagement with adolescents and parents/carers; and provides a methodology for working with the […]