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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…

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Supporting our Critical Friends

Prevention of Violence Against Women Lead, Danielle McCaffrey and Health Promotion Officer, Yihan Li are re-invigorating the Critical Friends Network to ensure that those working in our schools, under the Respectful Relationships initiative, have the support and encouragement they need. The Respectful Relationships initiative is a whole-school approach to the prevention of family and gender-based violence…

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Time for Equal Access in Discrimination Claims

We all deserve to be safe at work and free from discrimination and sexual harassment. While sexual harassment is pervasive across all industries and all employment levels in Australia, it is not inevitable. The Australian Government has the power to prevent discrimination and sexual harassment by adopting an equal access costs model to ensure that…

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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…