Sexualised Violence in Intimate Partner Relationships

This webinar addresses sexualised violence and coercion when working with users of intimate partner violence, to further encourage open and respectful conversation on this often-taboo topic. A panel is led by Karen Willis (Rape & Domestic Violence Services Australia) with guest panelists Phil Jones (Men and Family Centre Lismore), Vincent Silk (Thorne Harbour Health), Kyalie Moore (No to Violence), and Georgia Archbold-Digby (Relationships Australia Victoria). Elena Robertson (No to Violence) presented on Sexualised Violence in Intimate Partner Relationships and Sal Dennis (Insight Exchange) presented on the Insight Exchange resource ‘My dignity – my body is mine’.

Pornography: How its use shows up in the work with men and what victim-survivors are saying

This video includes a presentation from Michael Flood, Pornography: 10 points in 10 minutes followed by a panel discussion including representatives from Relationships Australia Victoria, Men and Family Centre, and No To Violence. The discussion centers around an exploration of pornography use, how it shows up in the work with men, and what victim survivors are saying.

Enhancing responses to young men using Intimate Partner Violence

Research in both Australia and Internationally highlights that use of violence during adolescence can feature in the trajectory towards adult family violence. However, specialist practice, training and responses to young men using harm and violence in intimate partner relationships is largely absent from the Australian family violence discourses.

After 2 years of cross-sector collaboration, in 2022 No to Violence (NTV) and the Youth Support and Advocacy Service (YSAS) established a formal training partnership that merged the specialisation and expertise of both agencies in areas of family violence prevention, men’s behaviour change, youth and youth substance use. This partnership has led to the development of unique and innovative training focused on the practice skills necessary for engaging young men who use intimate partner violence. This presentation will explore the process of collaboration, the key learnings that have evolved through the partnership and important role of early intervention with young men in preventing intimate partner violence and future family violence.