LISTENING
Listening to lived experience insights is essential. In the 'listening' menu you can explore the lived experience insights listed below. The insights include victims’ experiences of, responses to, and resistance against violence and abuse. The insights are described below. Each link will take you to the relevant landing page where you will find the related insights, reflections and examples.
The perpetration of violence and abuse is a human rights violation. Globally, Indigenous women face disproportional levels of violence due to past and present colonialisation of their lands and territories and ongoing racism. Women and girls are disproportionately impacted by violence and abuse. People who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Asexual+ Sistergirl, Brotherboy (LGBTIQA+SB) are also subjected to violence and abuse. We acknowledge that violence and abuse is not only experienced by individuals, but also by groups of people and populations facing threat, harm and violence on mass. The safety and dignity of individuals and communities is undermined by armed conflict, genocide, organised crime, poverty, disasters, and more. All people, families and communities are worthy of dignity, respect and safety.
The insights revealed in Insight Exchange materials are not representative of all people, families or communities. The use of gendered terms reflect the descriptions directly used in the insights featured.
Voices of Insight - de-identified descriptions of people’s lived experience of domestic, family and sexualised violence and other adversities. The insights highlight victim-survivor resistance and responses to violence, and the helpful, unhelpful or harmful ways people, services and systems responded.
Voices of Insight Collection - browse the original collection of original artworks by collaborating Artist Louise Whelan inspired by the Insight Exchange Voices of Insight.
Voices about economic abuse - explore de-identified descriptions of people’s lived experience of domestic, family and sexualised violence and other adversities. The insights are focused on but not limited to experiences of financial and economic abuse.
Voices Unsilenced - insights and efforts of people with lived experience who are informing social and systemic change.
Voices of Experience - browse de-identified insights about violence and abuse and other adversities. Examples include Voices of Experience, Voices of Experience (My Safety Kit) and Voices of Resistance.
Be a participant - Explore more about the 'Be a Participant' opportunity to share lived expertise.
Our thanks to every person who has generously shared lived expertise of violence and abuse to inform and strengthen social, service and systemic responses. We acknowledge that despite our best efforts to listen to lived experiences of violence and abuse, we can never fully understand all that a person’s experiences mean to them now or through their life. We understand that lived and living experiences can never be fully represented in language or any other form.
In the 'exploring' menu you can view and read animations and resources informed by lived experience insights.
In the 'responding' menu you can view and read about resources and initiatives designed to uplift responses across the ecosystem.
In the 'learning' menu you can view and read resources designed to build on understanding of violence and abuse.
In the 'participating' menu you can explore several ways to participate in Insight Exchange at your lead.