Join us for a conference on the 18th of October 2022 to understand how to incorporate lived experience into the Family Violence sector. With a focus on the family violence sector in our region - from prevention through to response - this conference will centre the voice of lived and living experience of family violence […]
Women's Health in the South East (WHISE) is offering a free lunchtime webinar on reproductive coercion, as part of their efforts to improve sexual and reproductive health and prevent violence against women. Reproductive coercion can include tampering or interference with contraception and pressure, threats or coercion to conceive or terminate a pregnancy and can exist […]
Join WHISE for a free capacity-building opportunity for all bicultural health educators and community engagement workers in the Southern Metropolitan Region, hosted by WHISE and the Multicultural Health and Support Service (MHSS), as part of the Centre for Culture, Ethnicity and Health (CEH). The aim of the course is to improve the knowledge, skills and […]
Women's mental health and wellbeing is finally being recognised as a specific area of study and need within mental health more broadly. A growing body of literature and evidence has identified a complex interaction of biological, psychological, social and environmental determinants of mental health and wellbeing for women (including transgender women, non-binary and female-identifying people). […]
Why does a gender transformative approach matter? Following the success of WHISE's April forum, they are thrilled to present another free forum on biological sex, gender, and mental wellbeing tailored for front line workers. Join WHISE online for an opportunity to collaborate with HER Centre Australia, pioneers in education, research, and public advocacy for women's […]
Listen to the experiences of this expert panel who have embedded Lived Experience in a range of sectors and explore the ways in which lived experience has been successfully implemented within organisations and specific projects. Don't miss this important discussion and the opportunity to take part in a process to identify next steps and recommendations […]
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 […]
WHISE is asking its partners, members and friends to “save the date” for an in-person conference called Better Together: WHISE Annual Conference. On Tuesday 22 August, at the Springvale City Hall, WHISE will bring together partners from across the Southern Metropolitan Region for an all-day event to celebrate the collective energy and work to achieve intersectional […]
Intended for primary prevention practitioners, educators and other school-based staff, practitioners and organisations working directly with families, children and young people, this webinar aims to increase knowledge and understanding of affirmative consent, and capability to build the capacity of networks to implement principles of affirmative consent. Click here to register