The Australian Women’s Health Alliance is proud to collaborate with the Australian Alcohol and Other Drugs Council and Deafness Forum Australia on an online event that will showcase innovative and collaborative responses to gender-based violence.
When: 1-3 pm (AEST) Tuesday 27 August 2024
Where: Online via Zoom
The jam-packed program includes presenters with wide ranging experience and expertise from across Australia:
Program
Welcome, Acknowledgement of Country and introduction to event
Melanie Walker, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Australian Alcohol & other Drugs Council (AADC)
The partnership approach in Western Australia
Kimberley Wilde, WA Coordinator, Justice Reform Initiative (then WANADA project lead)
Jill Rundle, CEO, Western Australian Network of Alcohol & other Drug Agencies (WANADA)
AOD sector work in Queensland (QLD): family and domestic violence and gendered violence (including systems advocacy around failure to report sexual offending provisions)
Rebecca Lang, CEO, Queensland Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies (QNADA)
A Silent Epidemic: Addressing Domestic and Family Violence in the Deaf Community
Dr Vanessa Letico PhD, Victoria University, Lecturer in Criminology, College of Law & Justice
Engaging men who use violence in the AOD treatment context: resource and training, and cross sector collaboration
Michele Campbell, Clinical Director, Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (NADA)
Lived experience perspectives in gender-based violence
Phoebe, a lived experience advocate in disability and gender-based violence policy, advocacy, and research, based in regional Victoria
The work of the Centre Against Domestic Abuse (CADA) in the Moreton Bay region of QLD
Holly Brennan, CEO, Centre Against Domestic Abuse (CADA) and Board Member, Australian Women’s Health Alliance
Forum with speakers, special guest panellists including Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA) and audience participation, discussing the presentations and mechanisms for progressing collaborations and pathways across our sectors to achieve better health and social outcomes for people impacted by gender-based violence.
Chair: Melanie Walker, CEO, AADC
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