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@RMIT developed this innovative chatbot to empower survivors and support practitioners in reporting incidents of #IBA and finding essential help in Australia. We encourage you to learn more about this valuable tool: loom.ly/ZtgVkVo @n_henry @aliceeawitt

Here's your #TechSafety Tip of the day: Turn off your phone for 5 mins every night. Doing this simple action can stop any spyware that may be running in the background on your device. Read more: 9to5mac.com/2023/06/23/tur…

This is your #SafetyTip for the day: @Apple fixes zero-days used to deploy Triangulation spyware via iMessage - have you updated your iOS yet? More: bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/app…

Content Warning ⚠️ How can we reconcile the image of "kind" and "gentle" men with their capacity for abhorrent acts of violence? Read more on the contrasting portrayals of male abusers and the societal pressure on women to embody niceness and kindness. loom.ly/Usb210A

Do you know what the teenagers' thoughts are on how to enhance the SexEd curriculum? In this article, teens share their perspectives on consent education, the need for a balanced approach, and the importance of well-trained educators: loom.ly/p55jmKk

@ANROWS recent report, Healing our children and young people, highlights the importance of placing children at the heart of a trauma-informed, strengths-based framework, promoting their physical, emotional, and cultural safety. Read more: loom.ly/bPLFr6Y

Our podcast recommendation: Listen to @SBS’s Settlement Guide podcast and the episode What happens when you report non-consensual sex or rape in Australia? to hear more about the complexities survivors face when seeking justice. loom.ly/-h_v62M

"Currently, there is no pathway that is connected to #DFV. Someone on a student visa, for example, cannot access a different visa because they're experiencing DFV. We detail in the Blueprint that we need a bigger safety net of an automatic short-term visa for all". @MSegrave

The #Blueprint has a lot of recommendations, especially on the need to push for more #SocialSecurity support - e.i. #TempVisa holders experiencing #DFV need an income support stream that will allow them to sort out basic & immediate financial needs. @JulianaNkrumah17

We know there're processes, but the bar is so high for #TempVisa holders that they can’t get through & access them. We need to address this. Any woman that's experiencing #DFV must have access to these supports to recover & this is what the #Blueprint is asking for @michal_morris

#TempVisa holders who experience violence are often caught in 2 awful options: remain in a life-threatening situation with a perp or end up in poverty/ homelessness as access to social security, free public health & housing support are linked to their visa status. @SophiedeRohan

Recognise that all #TempVisa holders need to have the ability to access a visa to stay in AUS (& not only those in a provisional pathway) for up to 3 yrs to pursue legal & family law cases & sort out their life rather than push them out to their origin of their country @MSegrave

Some #MentalHealth aspects of being on a #TempVisa: victim-survivors don’t know if they can stay in AUS; if they've rights here, they've no knowledge of where to access proper health. They're in a state of acute fear, panic attacks, a sense of abandonment, PTSD... @ManjulaOConnor

40% of women on #TempVisas have experienced #DVF in Australia, yet they are often invisibilised in reports and DFV data sets. - Nuria Alarcon @aus_harmony #BlueprintForReform #NAG #NationalAdvocacyGroup

This webinar will provide a detailed account of the #BlueprintForReform across the 4 main domains of the migration system, social security (including Medicare), social & public housing, and specialist domestic and family violence (#DFV) & legal services.

We're joined today by speakers Prof. @MSegrave (@MonashUni); @SophiedeRohan (@RefugeeLegal); Prof. @ManjulaOConnor; @Michal_Morris (@inTouchVic); Nuria Alarcon Lopez (@Aus_Harmony); @JulianaNkrumah17 AM (SSI) & presented by our CEO, @KMBentley to discuss the #BlueprintForReform

The virtual launch for the #BlueprintForReform is about to start! Join us: wesnet.org.au/members/webina…

Have you visited our App Safety Centre? Here, you’ll find practical insights & valuable guidance to evaluate and review personal safety apps useful for survivors, practitioners, and app developers to review and audit safety apps. Check it out: loom.ly/nvRcEA4 #TechSafety

@womenslegalnsw has published Women & #SexualViolence Law w/ info for victim-survivors who have been sexually assaulted & those supporting them, including getting medical help & counselling; reporting to the police; & legal process & rights: loom.ly/St3J740