EXPLORING
Individually and collectively, we can listen to and be led by victim-survivors’ insights and experiences of violence and abuse. In the 'exploring' menu you can view and read animations and resources informed by lived experience insights. The materials include victims’ experiences of, responses to, and resistance against violence and abuse. The resources are described below. Each link will take you to the relevant landing page where you will find the related booklets, animations, information and posters.
Children
Children - Children & Young People matter. Explore 'An imperfect letter' in animation and print. These can be shared and embedded anywhere. We may never know what the letter might mean to one child or many children - now and over time.
I am. I can.
I am I can - invites reflection about the use of violence (in any form) being a ‘choice’. We can each choose non-violence in all relationships.
Talk
Many victim-survivors of violence and abuse are silent or are silenced. Talk - a reflection resource is designed to reveal and value the strategic considerations of victim-survivors when deciding if, when and how to tell someone about experiences of violence and abuse.
Follow My Lead
Follow My Lead - a resource designed to build on the understanding of people responding to control, abuse and violence.
Family and Friends
Family and Friends - All of us are friends to many and family to someone - we invite you to explore the free (donated) information and reflection resources to support family and friends.
My Safety Kit
My Safety Kit - a reflection resource designed to support people who are, or may be, experiencing domestic, family and sexualised violence.
My Support Options
My Support Options - menu designed to share examples of what victim-survivors of domestic, family and sexualised violence have wished for and/or asked for from their workplace.
Being Safety
Being Safety is a reflection resource written for, with and by mothers who are (or have been) parenting while subjected to violence and abuse by a co-parenting father.
My Dignity - My body is mine
My Dignity - My body is mine is an information and reflection resource about sexualised violence.
Intimate Dignity
Intimate Dignity is a reflection resource about insights and experiences of intimate dignity and indignity.
Reproductive Dignity
Reproductive Dignity is a reflection resource about insights and experiences of reproductive dignity and indignity.
Fear
Fear - As responders we can better understand victim-survivors many reasons to fear, when we explore what victim-survivors are having to do, not do, give up and go without to be able to survive and lead their lives.
Quiet Questions. Silenced Thoughts.
Quiet Questions. Silenced Thoughts. - Our responses to violence and abuse are unique, varied and changing. Some examples of responses may include despair, distress, dread and desperation. This booklet is not for everyone but may be really important to someone.
Strangulation
Strangulation - The perpetration of strangulation is a serious problem globally. So, how can we improve our understanding of and responses to strangulation?
My Economic Safety
My Economic Safety - information, resources and insights about economic abuse and financial abuse.
Dad - Your choice hurts me
Dad - your choice - Unpaid child support hurts children and limits living. Children don’t have the safety or means to contest unpaid child support debt. Their experiences of poverty are real and lasting. Day to day. Year on year. Unpaid child support is preventable poverty.
Follow My Lead - Workplace Sexual Harassment
Sexual Harassment - Explore resources about understanding and responding to workplace sexual harassment.
Guide to Selecting a Counsellor
Selecting a counsellor - a guide designed to support your selection of a counsellor and to support your reflections about the value and safety of the counselling experience.
WHAT NEXT
Listening
In the 'listening' menu you can explore the lived experience insights.
Responding
In the 'responding' menu you can view and read about resources and initiatives designed to uplift responses across the ecosystem.
Learning
In the 'learning' menu you can view and read resources designed to build on understanding of violence and abuse.
Participating
In the 'participating' menu you can explore several ways to participate in Insight Exchange at your lead.