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No marks does not mean no harm. Mental ill-health does not mean violence.
An alleged family violence offence before Queensland courts has prompted WHISE to take the opportunity to highlight the evidence base about non-fatal strangulation, mental ill-health and family violence. “To end family violence in our lifetime, it’s really important for people to understand two areas of the evidence base that are commonly misunderstood,” said WHISE Acting…
Ending violence in a generation means funding the work that takes a generation
Australia is at the halfway mark of a ten-year national plan that set out to end gender-based violence in one generation. Primary prevention is the only part of that plan that works on a generational timeframe, and it is the part the Second Action Plan has not yet named. Women’s Health in the South East…
National Action Plan Must Fund What Makes Prevention Work
A partnership of nearly 40 organisations across Melbourne’s south and south-east is calling on the Australian Government to make sustained, place-based primary prevention a central pillar of the Second Action Plan under the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022–2032. The Promoting Respect and Equity Together (PRET) Partnership has contributed a detailed…
Media Release: Call for Continued investment in Health Promotion and Primary Prevention
Victorian Government Enters Final Phase of 10-year Plan for Change As the public consultation on “Strong foundations: building on Victoria’s work to end family violence” closes, WHISE (Women s Health in the South East) has contributed an in-depth submission to the Victorian Government as it seeks input to help identify the actions it should prioritise…
Training for Respect partnership to address gendered violence in Victoria’s Vocational and Education Training Sector
Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE) is leading a groundbreaking initiative, as a new large-scale project funded by the Victorian Government, to combat workplace gendered violence. Supported by WorkSafe Victoria’s WorkWell Respect Fund, the project “Training for Respect” aims to establish a sustainable infrastructure for Victoria’s adult education and training sector to address and…
WHISE joins 3CR Tuesday Breakfast to chat about 16 Days of Activism
WHISE CEO Kit McMahon is welcomed back to 3CR to chat to the Tuesday Breakfast team. They discuss our 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign and the role healthcare services can play. Kit McMahon chats about how WHISE works to support the health system and understanding of the impacts of family violence. She…
Media Release: Join Yumi Stynes and Dr Melissa Kang for an informed conversation on affirmative consent
WHISE is thrilled to announce Yumi Stynes and Dr Melissa Kang will headline an engaging webinar on affirmative consent for practitioners, educators, and professionals working directly with families, children, and young people. With the recent publication of books such as Welcome to Consent by Yumi Stynes and Dr Melissa Kang, and Vanessa Hamilton’s Talking Sex:…
The State of Women’s Health & Wellbeing in the Southern Metropolitan Region
Key Statistics for the Southern Metropolitan Region Mental Health – anxiety and self-harm Access to SRH Services Unpaid Care Family Violence Rates Mental Health – anxiety and self-harm Percent of residents who have mental health conditions by gender – 2021 Census Casey, Cardinia, Dandenong Females – between 7.7% and 12.6% Males – between 5.3% and…
16 Days of Activism: WHISE on Community Block, Southern FM
On Tuesday 22 November 2022, the team at Community Block invited WHISE to talk about this year’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gendered-Violence campaign on Southern FM 88.3. 16 Days of Activism is a global, annual campaign that begins on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and ends on…