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‘My mob is telling their story and it makes me feel good’: here’s what Aboriginal survivors of child sexual abuse told us they need

By J Pope
In Aboriginal Health, Sexual, gendered & partner violence
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The Conversation, October 22, 2019 6.00am AEDT There are an estimated 60,000 survivors of institutional child sexual abuse in Australia. Based on the private sessions held as part of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, 15% of survivors are Aboriginal. That suggests an estimated 9,000 Aboriginal survivors. This is likely an under estimation. Not only do...

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The Aboriginal Gender Study

By J Pope
In Aboriginal Health, Gender & Sex
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Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia, 2019 Partnering with the University of Adelaide and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, the Aboriginal Gender Study aimed to explore, from a strengths-based perspective, the diversity of contemporary perspectives of gender, gender roles and gender equity in South Australian Aboriginal communities. The project addressed three...

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Call for Papers: Edited Collection on Sexuality and Sexual Identities in Literature for Young People

By J Pope
In Gender & Sex, LGBTIQ+ issues, Sex & relationships education, Sexual Activity, Young people
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Deakin University, October 2018 Acknowledging the capacity of literature to reflect and shape significant aspects of human development, this collection of essays takes as its central theme the representation of sexuality and sexual identities in texts for young people. Previous scholarship has established important connections between sexuality and gender, as well as sexuality and queerness, in...

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Preventing sexual violence against young women from African backgrounds

By J Pope
In Crime and law, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Multicultural communities, Sexual, gendered & partner violence, Young people
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Prof. Donna Chung, Prof. Colleen Fisher, Dr. Carole Zufferey & Dr. Ravi K Thiara Australian Institute of Criminology Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice No. 540, June 2018 This study explored how young women from African refugee and migrant backgrounds understand and experience sexual coercion and violence. Data was gathered from young women from African backgrounds and a wide...

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Grey area: The fragile frontier of dementia, intimacy and sexual consent

By J Pope
In Crime and law, Disability, Mental health & sexual health, Sexual Activity, Sexual, gendered & partner violence
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The Globe & Mail (Canada), July 14, 2018 Amid ever-widening cultural conversations about sexual consent, dementia remains uncharted territory. As Canadians live longer, more are moving into long-term care with advancing dementia disorders. It’s a growing population with complex needs, not least of all in their intimate lives. In the close-quarters environment of nursing homes, these people’s...

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