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COVID-19 has impacted many aspects of our lives and routines in the past year. But times of stress and hardship are never an excuse for violence or abuse.

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone.

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Are you safe at home? Macedonian flyer – Македонски

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone. This resource has been translated into Macedonian.

Resources for Are you safe at home? have been translated and published in 15 different languages.

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COVID-19 has impacted many aspects of our lives and routines in the past year. But times of stress and hardship are never an excuse for violence or abuse.

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone.

Help and support is available. This page has information to help you think about your safety and find support.

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Are you safe at home? Dari flyer – دری

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone. This resource has been translated into Dari (دری)

Resources for Are you safe at home? have been translated and published in 15 different languages.

Are you safe at home? Chinese (Traditional) flyer – 繁體中文

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone. This resource has been translated into Chinese (Traditional) 繁體中文.

Resources for Are you safe at home? have been translated and published in 15 different languages.

Are you safe at home? Flyer translated in traditional Chinese

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COVID-19 has impacted many aspects of our lives and routines in the past year. But times of stress and hardship are never an excuse for violence or abuse.

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone.

Help and support is available. This page has information to help you think about your safety and find support.

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Are you safe at home? Chinese (Simplified) flyer – 简体中文

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone. This resource has been translated into Simplified Chinese (简体中文).

Resources for Are you safe at home? have been translated and published in 15 different languages.

Are you safe at home? Chinese simplified flyer

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COVID-19 has impacted many aspects of our lives and routines in the past year. But times of stress and hardship are never an excuse for violence or abuse.

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone.

Help and support is available. This page has information to help you think about your safety and find support.

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Identifying and responding to elder abuse in intergenerational households

If you are supporting someone who is older or lives with an older person, it is vital you can recognise elder abuse and respond appropriately.

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Intergenerational living is most often a joy. Bringing family members of all ages under the one roof can provide rich opportunities for relatives to support, care for and bond with each other. However, intergenerational households can also be a site where the abuse of vulnerable members of the family, including older people, occurs. This resource will explain how to – as a professional – identify and respond to elder abuse in these settings.

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Are you safe at home? Vietnamese flyer – tiếng Việt

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone. This resource has been translated into Vietnamese.

Resources for Are you safe at home? have been translated and published in 15 different languages.

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COVID-19 has impacted many aspects of our lives and routines in the past year. But times of stress and hardship are never an excuse for violence or abuse.

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone.

Help and support is available. This page has information to help you think about your safety and find support.

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Are you safe at home? Turkish flyer – Türkçe

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone. This resource has been translated into Turkish.

Resources for Are you safe at home? have been translated and published in 15 different languages.

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COVID-19 has impacted many aspects of our lives and routines in the past year. But times of stress and hardship are never an excuse for violence or abuse.

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone.

Help and support is available. This page has information to help you think about your safety and find support.

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Are you safe at home? Chinese flyer – 简体中文

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone. This resource has been translated into Chinese.

Resources for Are you safe at home? have been translated and published in 15 different languages.

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COVID-19 has impacted many aspects of our lives and routines in the past year. But times of stress and hardship are never an excuse for violence or abuse.

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone.

Help and support is available. This page has information to help you think about your safety and find support.

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Are you safe at home? Punjabi flyer – ਪੰਜਾਬੀSomali

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone. This resource has been translated into Punjabi.

Resources for Are you safe at home? have been translated and published in 15 different languages.

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COVID-19 has impacted many aspects of our lives and routines in the past year. But times of stress and hardship are never an excuse for violence or abuse.

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone.

Help and support is available. This page has information to help you think about your safety and find support.

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Are you safe at home? Khmer flyer – ខ្មែរ

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone. This resource has been translated into Khmer.

Resources for Are you safe at home? have been translated and published in 15 different languages.

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COVID-19 has impacted many aspects of our lives and routines in the past year. But times of stress and hardship are never an excuse for violence or abuse.

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone.

Help and support is available. This page has information to help you think about your safety and find support.

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Are you safe at home? Karen flyer – ကညီကျိာ်

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone. This resource has been translated into Karen.

Resources for Are you safe at home? have been translated and published in 15 different languages.

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COVID-19 has impacted many aspects of our lives and routines in the past year. But times of stress and hardship are never an excuse for violence or abuse.

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone.

Help and support is available. This page has information to help you think about your safety and find support.

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Are you safe at home? Italian flyer – Italiano

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone. This resource has been translated into Italian.

Resources for Are you safe at home? have been translated and published in 15 different languages.

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COVID-19 has impacted many aspects of our lives and routines in the past year. But times of stress and hardship are never an excuse for violence or abuse.

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone.

Help and support is available. This page has information to help you think about your safety and find support.

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Are you safe at home? Hindi flyer – हिन्दी

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone. This resource has been translated into Hindi.

Resources for Are you safe at home? have been translated and published in 15 different languages.

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COVID-19 has impacted many aspects of our lives and routines in the past year. But times of stress and hardship are never an excuse for violence or abuse.

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone.

Help and support is available. This page has information to help you think about your safety and find support.

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Are you safe at home? Greek flyer – Ελληνικά

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone. This resource has been translated into Greek.

Resources for Are you safe at home? have been translated and published in 15 different languages.

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COVID-19 has impacted many aspects of our lives and routines in the past year. But times of stress and hardship are never an excuse for violence or abuse.

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone.

Help and support is available. This page has information to help you think about your safety and find support.

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Are you safe at home? Farsi flyer – فارسی

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone. This resource has been translated into Farsi.

Resources for Are you safe at home? have been translated and published in 15 different languages.

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COVID-19 has impacted many aspects of our lives and routines in the past year. But times of stress and hardship are never an excuse for violence or abuse.

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone.

Help and support is available. This page has information to help you think about your safety and find support.

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Are you safe at home? Arabic Flyer – العربية

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone. This resource has been translated into Arabic.

Resources for Are you safe at home? have been translated and published in 15 different languages.

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COVID-19 has impacted many aspects of our lives and routines in the past year. But times of stress and hardship are never an excuse for violence or abuse.

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone.

Help and support is available. This page has information to help you think about your safety and find support.

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Are You Safe at Home? English Resources

We all deserve to feel safe and protected at home. But for some of us, home is not always a safe place…

If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone. These Are You Safe at Home? resources have been translated into English.

Are You Safe at Home? English Flyer (Page 1)

Are You Safe at Home? English Flyer (Page 2)

Are You Safe at Home? Social Media Suite

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Visit areyousafeathome.org.au

Family violence is when a partner, family member or ex uses threatening, controlling or violent behaviour that makes you feel scared or afraid. Family violence is not just physical violence. It can involve many harmful, abusive behaviours. No matter what form it takes, family violence is never acceptable.

If you are experiencing abuse, there is support available. The services on the flyer and on the Are You Safe at Home? website can help. They can work with you to explore your options to keep you and your family safe.

If you are in immediate danger, call the police on triple zero (000). If you need an interpreter or translator, call the National Translating and Interpreting Service on 13 14 50 and ask them to contact the support service.

Safe and Equal’s Are You Safe at Home? resources have been translated and published in 15 different languages, including Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dari, Farsi, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Karen, Khmer, Macedonian, Punjab, Somali, Turkish and Vietnamese.

For more information about tailored support services for LGBTIQ+ people, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, older people, men who have experienced family violence and people who have experienced sexual assault visit areyousafeathome.org.au

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Unpacking the Gendered Drivers of Violence Against Women tip sheet series

These tip sheets have been designed to convey the complexity of what drives violence against women in an easy-to-understand resource.

This series is a great accompaniment for primary prevention practitioners to use in any setting.

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Download the complete tip sheet series (3MB)

Download the Condoning of violence against women tip sheet (2MB)

Download the Men’s control of decision-making and limits to women’s independence tip sheet (2MB)

Download the Male peer relations tip sheet (2MB)

Download the Rigid gender roles tip sheet (2MB)

The evidence base from Change the Story tells us that gender inequality creates the social conditions for violence against women to occur. There are four key expressions of gender inequality that have been found to predict or drive this violence.

Condoning of violence against women
Men’s control of decision-making and limits to women’s independence in public and private life
Rigid gender stereotyping and dominant forms of masculinity
Male peer relations and cultures of masculinity that emphasise aggression, dominance and control

To prevent violence against women, we must focus our efforts on addressing these drivers.

This tip sheet series provides:

an understanding of each gendered driver
examples of what each gendered driver can look like within different settings where people live, learn, work, socialise and play
an understanding of actions that will help prevent violence against women.

Ideas on how you can use this resource

Print and display the posters in your workplace – to request the print version of this resource, please email our Communications team.
Use this resource to start conversations with colleagues and community groups about the drivers of violence against women.
Share the tip sheets in your organisation’s newsletter.
Use this resource in a range of activities when delivering prevention of violence against women training.

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Is someone you know being abused in a relationship? Information for families, friends and neighbours

You can contact the services listed at the back of this wallet card to speak to someone confidentially about your concerns.

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It can be really worrying when someone you care about is being hurt or abused by their partner. This fold-up wallet card will provide you with practical information on recognising the signs of abuse and how you can help.

This guide will help in supporting female and male victims of abuse. Throughout the guide we refer to the victim as ‘she’ for simplicity and because the majority of victims are women, however we encourage supporters of men who are being abused to use this guide.

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PiP Seminar: Supporting bystander action to prevent violence against women

In the context of preventing violence against women, bystander action refers to the action taken by a bystander to challenge behaviour, attitudes, norms, policies and structures that contribute to and perpetuate violence against women.

PiP Supporting bystander action to prevent violence against women

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Join the conversation with a panel of experts and practitioners who will give an overview of bystander action in the context of primary prevention, and discuss how to plan and deliver bystander approaches that align with best practice design principles. You will be sure to walk away with a pocket full of practical considerations, tools and techniques that will support you in your bystander work. Featuring: Casey Burchell, Marketing and Communications Advisor, Our Watch Tracey Egan, Gender Equity Officer, City of Monash Natalie Russell, Principal Program Officer – Mental Wellbeing, VicHealth Claire Marshall, Principal Advisor – Independent Review, Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission.

More information: https://www.partnersinprevention.org.au/resources/seminar-series/

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Duration: 1:46:22

PiP Webinar – Prevention of Violence Against Women and Family Violence in Faith Settings

Recorded on 12 May 2020, this webinar was conducted for all people working to prevent violence against women and family violence. Faith communities and settings are an important environment where social beliefs and norms are shaped. These beliefs and norms have the potential to either promote violence or protect against it.

Pip PiP Prevention of violence against women in faith settings

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With 60% of Victorians identifying as religious (2016 Census), it’s important to understand how to reach and engage with faith communities to help prevent violence against women and family violence.

The learnings from this webinar include:

An inside look at Faith Communities Supporting Healthy Family Relationships – the multi-faith project examining the drivers and contributors to violence against women in faith settings.
An understanding of the key principles to consider when working in faith settings.
Strategies on how to engage with faith leaders and build their capacity to prevent violence against women.

Approaches and best practice principles to address the drivers of violence against women within a faith setting.

The resources referenced in this webinar include:

Vaughan, C., Sullivan, C., Chen, J., Vaid Sandhu, M. (2020). What works to address violence against women and family violence within faith settings: An evidence guide, Parkville: University of Melbourne.
Vaughan, C., Sullivan, C. (2019). Technical paper: Faith communities supporting healthy family relationships,Parkville: University of Melbourne.
Tip Sheet: Faith Communities Addressing Violence Against Women and Family Violence – What Works, University of Melbourne and Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health
How to talk to your church about violence against women: A communications Guide for Leaders. Anglican Diocese of Melbourne
Transforming Masculinities: A training manual for Gender Champions. Tearfund, 2017
SASA! Faith: A guide for faith communities to prevent violence against women and HIV. Raising Voices, 2016

Presenters

Dr Cathy Vaughan, Melbourne University

Cathy currently leads research on the role of settlement and multicultural services in responding to violence against women; the Australian arm of a multi-country study on sexual and gender-based violence against refugees; and research on building the capacity of faith leaders to prevent violence against women. She also co-leads the kNOwVAWdata course to strengthen capacity to measure violence against women in Asia and the Pacific, conducted by the University in partnership with UNFPA. She is Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Women’s Health hosted by the Gender and Women’s Health Unit at the University of Melbourne.

Robyn Andréo-Boosey, Anglican Diocese

Robyn manages the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne’s Preventing Violence Against Women Program and is co-founder and co-director of IC Change, a volunteer-led campaign urging the UK Government to ratify the Istanbul Convention on violence against women. Her background is in international development, gender equality, tackling violence against women, and human rights. She has worked on preventing violence against women in policy and operational roles with a range of organisations, including the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Rape Crisis England and Wales, and the international Christian alliance to end violence against women, Restored. Robyn is particularly passionate about equipping the Church to play its part in tackling violence against women.

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PiP Webinar – Supporting a whole school approach to respectful relationships education

Recorded on Tuesday 23 June 2020, this webinar unpacked and explored:

What a whole school approach is and why it is important.
What the successful implementation of a whole of school approach to respectful relationships looks like in practice.
The tools and resources available to support this work.
The barriers stopping schools from implementing a whole school approach and strategies to overcome these.
Lessons learnt from rolling out the whole school approach to respectful relationships and how these can be applied by others taking a whole of setting approach in different settings.

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Panelists

Emma Hardley

Prevention of Violence Against Women Capability Building Specialist
Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria

Emma works across all elements of DVRCV’s PVAW delivery, focusing particularly on respectful relationships education through coordination of Partners in Prevention (PiP). Emma’s background is in education in both mainstream and specialist schools. She has worked at CASA House and as a freelance consultant in the prevention of violence against women (PVAW) sector. Emma is an experienced trainer and facilitator, previously delivering family violence response training, and a range of workshops focused on PVAW.

Jarrod Bateup

Respectful Relationships Western Melbourne
Department of Education and Training

Jarrod has been working with the Department of Education for over 12 years. Jarrod worked as both a primary and secondary school teacher for nine years and was involved in the original Respectful Relationships Education (RREiS) Pilot in 2015. Currently, he works as Project Lead Respectful Relationships with the Department of Education and Training.

Jarrod is passionate about building teacher capacity in the area of social and emotional learning because he sees the opportunity it gives students to learn vital life skills and be educated in the important topics of respect, gender equity, sexuality, self-awareness and resilience.

Sarah Tayton

Senior Policy Advisor Education
Our Watch

Sarah works at Our Watch convening the national Respectful Relationships expert group where she encourages evidence-based respectful relationships education. She also works on the Respect and Equality in Universities project.

Sarah previously worked in at the Department of Education in the Family Violence Reform team implementing the Royal Commission recommendations. Her background and experience in public health have provided her with expertise on how to apply a public health approach within a school setting.

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Is someone you know being abused in a relationship? Booklet – English

It can be really worrying when someone you care about is being hurt or abused by their partner. This booklet will provide you with practical information on how to help, and how to look after yourself.

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You can contact the services listed at the back of this pamphlet to speak to someone confidentially about your concerns.

This booklet is available in multiple languages.

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The potential of new and emerging technologies in the area of violence against women is increasingly becoming recognised by governments, researchers, and community organisations alike. This public panel discussed technology’s potential as a tool to help women seek safety, challenge and change gender attitudes, as well as its potential for harm.

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Date & Location:

10 February, 5.00pm to 6.30pm | Carrillo Gantner Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne

Panelists:

Clementine Ford, writer, broadcaster and public speaker

Nancy Glass, Professor, Johns Hopkins University

Cathy Humphreys, Professor, The University of Melbourne

Emily Maguire, CEO, Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria

Mark Oliver, General Manager, Tigerspike

Anastasia Powell, Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University

Facilitated by:

Kelsey Hegarty, Professor, The University of Melbourne

Organised by:

The Melbourne research Alliance to End Violence against women and their children (MAEVe) – an interdisciplinary research alliance that draws together research and evaluation capacity from across the University, in partnership with community, industry and government agencies. Their aims are to reduce harm and improve the safety and wellbeing of women, families and communities; increase accountability and improve responses to men; and prevent violence before it starts.

Video by:

The Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria (DVRCV)

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Is someone you know being abused in a relationship? | Video

It can be really worrying when someone you care about is being hurt or abused by their partner. This video will provide you with practical information on how to help, and how to look after yourself.

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We have developed this guide to help people working in respectful relationships education to understand and distinguish between some of the key terms used — though this is not an exhaustive list. The definitions we have provided should not replace academic definitions, but are intended to clarify the use of these terms in the very specific context of respectful relationships education in Victoria, Australia.

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Is someone you know being abused in a relationship? Booklet – Dari

The ‘Unpacking Resistance’ video series delves into the experience of resistance from the perspective of practitioners working in the sector. In episode 4, we explore the emotional impacts of encountering resistance. We will be releasing new episodes on YouTube each week. For future episodes, subscribe to our channel or sign up to Partners in Prevention (PiP) at www.partnersinprevention.org.au

You can view the full series on our YouTube channel.

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What is resistance? | Unpacking Resistance Episode 1

If you work in respectful relationships education or prevention of violence against women, it’s likely you’ve come across people who disagree with or challenge your work.

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