CFCA Practitioner Resource – December 2015 People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex or queer (LGBTIQ) experience intimate partner violence at similar rates as those who identify as heterosexual. There has been an invisibility of LGBTIQ relationships in policy and practice responses and a lack of acknowledgement that intimate partner violence exists in these communities...
Sydney Morning Herald, November 11, 2015 Now 23, Ariane was born with cerebral palsy spastic quadriplegia, which means she has reduced muscle tone in parts of her body and uses a wheelchair. It also means, like many people with physical disabilities, she has relied on assistance in the past to lead a normal adult sexual life; including help getting undressed before hopping into bed with her...
Parenting Research Centre, Melbourne Friday, 17th April 2015 The Parenting Research Centre (PRC) was commissioned by Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety Limited (ANROWS) to undertake a review of the evidence on knowledge translation and exchange (KTE) strategies in the field of violence against women. For the purpose of this research, the scope of ‘violence against...
Press release, SA Health, 5 May 2015 The 2007 Guidelines for the Management of Non-occupational Exposure to HIV have been revised and replaced with the South Australian HIV Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Management Plan. The South Australian HIV PEP Management Plan has been developed in line with the National PEP Guidelines and provides guidance on the management of incidents involving potential...
Michigan State University, Posted on January 23, 2015 Unfortunately, sexual harassment is a common problem in schools and affects the education of millions of children. According to a report called Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School, students who experience sexual harassment report having trouble studying, not wanting to go to school and feeling sick to their stomach. Sexual...
The Advertiser, October 06, 2014 11:11PM
TRANSGENDER and gay students are being banned from hugging, playing opposite-sex sports and wearing uniforms of their choice, prompting calls for South Australian schools to deal with discrimination and bullying.
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