The ‘Connecting the Dots’ webinar explored the co-benefits of trauma-informed practice for mental wellbeing and the prevention of gender-based violence.
This evaluation report details the pre & post survey findings, three month follow up data and Australian Social Values Bank Evaluation.
The snapshot describes the key findings from participants who attended the webinar.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
1. The webinar significantly improved participants’ understanding of how preventing gender-based violence initiatives have co-benefits for mental health and wellbeing. WHISE observed a substantial increase of people with very high understanding. No participants rating their understanding as low after the webinar.
2. Participants showed an increased understanding of how mental health promotion benefits the prevention of gender-based violence. This was indicated by a large increase in the proportion of very high understanding and a decrease in moderate understanding levels post-webinar.
3. Understanding that respectful relationships are protective factors for mental wellbeing increased among participants. Post-webinar, there was a significant rise in the very high understanding category, with no participants rating their understanding as low or moderate.
4. Attendees demonstrated increased confidence in their understanding that women experiencing multiple types of disadvantage and discrimination face higher rates of violence. A greater proportion of participants felt very confident in this understanding after the webinar, with no one feeling only fairly confident.