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Welcome to another edition of the LAVAWN news.
We hope you were all able to have a nice break and that those who have had COVID are well recovered. As we prepare for teaching and research over the coming year, if you can, please take extra time to rest and recover. It has been a difficult few years, but we are thankful to have such a great network of researchers across the university and hope to continue working together this year. Our thoughts are with victim-survivors struggling not only in this pandemic but also in the epidemic of family violence.
This is our first newsletter this year, which each year brings with it the unfortunate anniversary of La Trobe student Aiia Maasarwe's brutal murder as she exited the tram in Bundoora. In this newsletter, we put an image of the La Trobe memorial for her. We are reminded of the horrible events and the ongoing impact on her family and community with each anniversary. Our thoughts go out to them, and we are reminded how important our research is.
Speaking of research, the government have recently released the draft Second National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and Children, and they are asking for feedback. We will be submitting feedback and encourage you to as well. More here.
It was recently Invasion Day or Survival Day. Due to the pandemic, the rally was cancelled in Naarm/Melbourne. However, we encourage non-Indigenous members to Pay the Rent, which you can find out more about here.
We wanted to do one more shout out to Grace Tame, who has wrapped up her time as Australian of the Year. She has done so much advocacy for survivors of childhood sexual violence, and we applaud her commitment and passion. We look forward to seeing what she does next.
This month we have a presentation from LAVAWN co-founder A/Professor Leesa Hooker and our coordinator Dr Jess Ison. They will present their research on the primary prevention of sexual violence and harassment. You can read more below. This presentation will be in partnership with the La Trobe Rural Health School and the Judith Lumley Centre.
Last month, we brought you Dr Kayli Wild and Felicity Young presenting "Healthcare responses to gender-based violence in Timor-Leste: Women want empathy, information and safety from an integrated support system". You can listen to the recording here
We want to hear about your research. Do you have any collaborations or publications? Please let Jess know.
As always, we have a list of support services at the end of this email.
Regards,
Kirsty Forsdike, LAVAWN Chair
Jess Ison, LAVAWN Coordinator
email: k.forsdike@latrobe.edu.au
email: j.ison@latrobe.edu.au
Image from: La Trobe.
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In this Newsletter
1 / 2022
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Primary prevention of sexual violence and harassment
A/Professor Leesa Hooker and Dr Jessica Ison
17 February, 12.30-1.30 via zoom
Violence against women is pervasive and harmful to individuals, communities and the wider economy. Yet, while national policy on the prevention of violence against women exists, there is a lack of focus on the prevention of sexual violence and harassment.
In 2019, the Australian Government Department of Social Services commissioned a research team from La Trobe University and RMIT to identify effective primary prevention sexual violence and harassment intervention to inform a Theory of Change.
The research:
- Found that sexual violence and harassment is preventable.
- Found that we must address the root causes of sexual violence and harassment perpetration.
- Argued for solutions that are multi-level strategies that cross the lifespan.
- Built an evidence-based pathway to change that aims to stop sexual violence and harassment before it starts.
Join us to hear more about this exciting research.
A/Professor Hooker is a rural nurse/midwife and currently Associate Dean Research and Industry Engagement at the La Trobe Rural Health School. She is a Principal Research Fellow at the Judith Lumley Centre, leading the Child, Family and Community Health research stream and co-leading the research on Reducing Violence against Women. She has established expertise in the epidemiology of family violence, women’s mental and reproductive health and parenting. Her research includes intervention trials, observation studies and systematic reviews with a focus on improving maternal and child health outcomes, and the healthcare service response to abused women and children.
Dr Jessica Ison is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at JLC, researching drug and alcohol facilitated sexual violence. She is also evaluating the Enhance, Assess, Acknowledge, Act (EAAA) program that seeks to empower young women in their first year of university. She was previously project manager for the Australian Sexual Violence Primary Prevention project, which identified effective sexual violence and harassment primary prevention interventions and mapped out a Theory of Change for the Australian Government. Jess is also the coordinator of the La Trobe Violence Against Women Network (LAVAWN) and lectures and tutors in Gender Studies, Criminology and Legal Studies.
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Conference: ANROWS 2022 Conference. 22-25 February 2022. More information here.
Do you have any upcoming events? Please send them to Jess for the following newsletter.
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Newsletters
The latest Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) newsletter is available here.
The latest WESNET newsletter is available here.
Articles
Forsdike, & Fullagar, S. (2021). Addressing the Complexity of Violence Against Women in Sport: Using the World Café Method to Inform Organizational Response. Journal of Sport Management, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsm.2020-0435
Ison, Hooker, L., Allen, M., Newton, M., & Taft, A. (2021). 'One of the most important subjects for a healthcare worker': cross-sectional student evaluation of family violence best practice response curriculum. Nursing & Health Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12910
Have you had any articles come out this year? Please send them to Jess so she can collate them for the following newsletter.
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Support services
Safer Community: Provides expert advice and information for LTU staff and students.
Website: https://www.latrobe.edu.au/students/support/wellbeing/services/safer-community
Tel: (03) 9479 8988
Employee Assistance Program: Free and confidential, short-term support program for a wide variety of work-related and personal problems.
Website: LTU Staff Intranet Tel: 1300 687 327
1800RESPECT: National sexual assault, domestic, family violence counselling service. Website: www.1800respect.org.au Tel: 1800 737 732
Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre: Victoria’s family violence support service. Website: www.safesteps.org.au Tel: 1800 015 188
Sexual Assault Crisis Line (SACL): State-wide, after-hours, confidential, telephone crisis counselling service for people who have experienced both past and recent sexual assault. Website: www.sacl.com.au Tel: 1800 806 292
Djirra: Djirra is a place where culture is shared and celebrated, and where practical support is available to all Aboriginal women and particularly to Aboriginal people who are currently experiencing family violence or have in the past.
Website: www.djirra.org.au Tel: 1800 105 3030
QLife: Counselling for LGBTIQ people, by LGBTIQ people
Website: www.qlife.org.au Tel: 1800 184 527
inTouch: Multicultural centre against family violence
Website: www.intouch.org.au Tel: 1800 755 988
Please note, if there is a possibility someone is monitoring your internet use, make sure you clear your browser history after looking at any of these pages.
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