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Really interesting research on #men’s #engagement with #behaviour #change #programs in 🇦🇺 Australia, highlighting several important aspects to keep in mind in program design and delivery including: the role of intimate partners and children in fueling men’s #motivation to participate, the importance of balancing men’s #accountability with creating a #trauma-informed space, the need for solid #evaluation of programs (which has been a key focus of the European Network for the Work with Perpetrators of Domestic Violence’s recent work) and much more!

MENS ACCOUNTABILITY AND CHANGE CAMPAIGN Imagine the difference if every man listed on a protection order was ordered into Men’s Behaviour Change Programs! How many lives could have been saved? Most men who use violence are not held accountable. When a victim gains a protection order predatory men pay to use an a predatory, adversarial system in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. Family lawyers in this system, on the whole, are also predatory personalities who take financial incentives to lie to win the perpetrator’s wishes. Usually the first thing a family court judge does is overrule the Protection Order and return children into dangerous contact and forces the mother to communicate and coparebt with their rapist and abuser. Holding men who choose violence accountable through Men’s Behaviour Change Programs in this way will make an enormous difference. Now that vexatious cross applications are meant to be a thing of the past, we need all men choosing violence to be held accountable first their choice to harm by someone in a position of power. Once there is a protection order in place a presumption of no contact with children is vital to save lives! The perpetrator must demonstrate through long term commitment to behaviour change programs that he has owned his choices and seeking to address and change his use of violence before any contact with children returns. This will need funding. Anthony Albanese Mark Dreyfus The Australian Greens We must start behaviour change early. In schools and daycare. Aggressive, entitled, controlling boys who bully are learning this from home and become angry entitled, controlling, abusive men. Single sex private boys schools are a breeding ground for misogyny. Here’s our most important entry point to change. We can do this together! Brian Sullivan Red Rose Foundation RRF Dave Kramer Small Steps 4 Hannah Dean Cooper Mark Morris #HowDareShe leave and be safe! #MensBehaviourChange #StopItAtTheStart #AccountabilityNow #protectwomenandchildren #ShesNotYourRehab

ASB Awareness Week: Stand Together Against Antisocial Behaviour This National Antisocial Behaviour Awareness Week, we’re raising awareness of the damaging impact of ASB and empowering individuals and communities to take a stand. What is ASB? Antisocial Behaviour (ASB) can disrupt lives, damage communities, and even lead to serious crime. It includes: Targeting specific individuals or groups. Causing trouble, annoyance, or distress within a community. Impacting the wider environment, such as public spaces or buildings. Know Your Rights: This year’s theme, ‘Know Your Rights,’ highlights the UK Government ASB Case Review, a tool giving victims of persistent ASB the right to request a review of their case. Shockingly, only 6% of people are aware of this policy. Why Report ASB? National stats show: 50% of victims don’t report ASB because they think “nothing will be done.” 15% don’t know how or where to report it. Let’s change this. If you or someone you know is affected by ASB, there are ways to report it: 📞 Police: Call 101 for non-emergency incidents. 📞 Crimestoppers: Call 0800 555 111 or report online anonymously. 🏛 Local Council: Contact your local council Together, we can make our communities safer and stronger. 💪 #ASBAwarenessWeek #KnowYourRights #SaferCommunities #StopASB

Bringing issues out into the open is the first step to solving them. Learn how CRS dialogues help communities talk about discrimination and hate, and create solutions to bring people closer together: https://lnkd.in/eVC4GSY2

📚 Participants working in groups during the session "Community of Practice: INDEED SMART HUB", which focuses on identifying the key steps to improve evidence-based evaluation, evidence-based policy making and evidence-based practice in P/CVE and De-radicalisation. #INDEEDFinalEvent

A research team lead by Dr Emma Howarth are reviewing tools measuring intervention outcomes for children and families with children who have experienced domestic violence and abuse (DVA). This body of work builds upon research developing a DVA specific core outcome set. The team is asking DVA organisations to complete a survey to share insights about the measurement tools used in practice to capture program and intervention outcomes.   Should you feel that you may be able to contribute to knowledge base of the tools that are used in practice to measure DVA outcomes, could we kindly ask you to complete the survey below. The survey should take about 10 minutes to complete and only one member of an organisation needs to take part: https://lnkd.in/eSXQV89z

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San Jose State University faculty members Miranda Worthen and Soma de Bourbon, with Michael Mason from the San Francisco Fire Department and multiple civic and community partners, are tackling a critical issue: moral injury in first responders. They’ve developed interventions to address symptoms like guilt, shame, and withdrawal, while also exploring equity within the EMS system. This research is making a real difference in the lives of those who protect ours. Watch the journey and see the impact. 🚒 ⬇️ 🎥 #PublicImpactResearch #CommunityPartnerships #SJSU

Check out our latest blog for a recap of what we learned from this year's New York State Harm Reduction Conference presented by the New York State Harm Reduction Association to connect, learn and build power with community. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/g_A7H8ye

🌿Over the last 4 months, we've been working with Brisbane South PHN to consult and work with 6 multicultural communities to strengthen approaches to suicide prevention and intervention. 🫂This is pertinent as we know Culturally Diverse Communities have unique factors that must be accounted for in suicide prevention. More to come... 📍Brisbane, QLD #suicideprevention #growingpeople #impactingcommunities