Bullying is Violence

Every week an estimated that one in every six children is bullied. Every year the Kids Help Line receives around 6000 calls from young Australians about bullying. Bullying is a serious issue, which has profound effects ranging from absenteeism through to depression to suicide. If you know someone who is being bullied, take it seriously, listen to them and support their actions. It is important to remember that doing nothing condones the behaviour.

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Domestic Violence

It is a crime for anyone to physically hurt, or threaten to hurt their spouse, partner
or child. Domestic violence occurs in all kinds of families from all backgrounds. It is
estimated that one in every four women experience domestic violence during their
lifetime & nearly half of all Australians knows either a person who has committed
family and domestic crime or is a family and domestic violence survivor. If you know
of someone in an abusive relationship, support their right to safety and well-being.

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Parenting Without Violence

We all know that child-rearing is not an easy task, but hurting a child is never the solution. Child abuse affects the whole community, not just the child and family involved. An abusive childhood can leave a lifetime of physical and emotional scars.

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Partners Without Violence

How are you treated, & how do you treat people you have relationships with. Take our partners without violence quiz!

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Partying Without Violence

Parties usually mean having a good time. Parties also often mean the consumption of drugs and alcohol which can affect people's ability to make decisions & pleasant social occasions can become intimidating & violent. Whether you're partying at home or in a pub or club there are steps you can take to reduce violence. 

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Racism is Violence

Australians pride ourselves on being a multicultural & respectful society, yet racism, & bigotry often motivate crimes of assault & harassment. 

In our community, active hate groups co-ordinate systematic violence against certain minority groups, & individuals pick fights & harass people with different ethnicities & religions. 

This violence is motivated by fear & ignorance. So let's start educating ourselves & others against prejudice & hate.

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Stress & Violence

Stress is the way you react physically & emotionally to just about everything that
happens to you or around you. Stress affects people differently, & different things
can cause people to be stressed. When people are experiencing stress they are often
more likely to be aggressive, angry, irritable & this adds to violent behaviours in our
community.

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Suicide & Self-Harm Violence

Increasingly people are inflicting violence on themselves by engaging in self
mutilation, self-harm or attempting to take their own lives.

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Sexual Assault & Violence

In Australia, every hour, at least one person reports a sexual assault to the police.

Many more suffer in silence. Estimates suggest that 85% of all sexual assaults go unreported due to feelings of embarrassment and shame. 

Most sexual assault victims are women, more than half are assaulted by some they know, and most sexual assaults occur in someone's home. Many women will never tell anyone about the incident and only 12% will seek professional support or counselling. If someone confides in you, encourage them to contact one of the services listed below, or contact the service yourself to get further information on how you can support them. 

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World Without Violence

For every person who dies as a result of violence, many millions more
are injured and suffer from a range of physical and mental health problems. Violence
costs countries billions in US dollars each year in health care, law enforcement and
lost productivity. Yet violence is preventable. The YWCA & other organisations have
shown that we can overcome violence in our homes, communities & workplaces.

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