Complimentary Family & Domestic Violence Awareness Seminar Series
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She Is Not Your Rehab - Creating Violence-Free Communities
How to use empathy to elicit personal responsibility with men who use violence
95% of violence victims report a male perpetrator. Respectful and evidence-based engagement with violent men is crucial to ensure the safety of women and children. To prevent the stark statistics in Australia from continuing on the same trajectory we need to help men who use violence to change their behaviour and ultimately to take responsibility for their actions.
The Hatchery’s FDV seminar series is a response to the stark reality that in 2024 alone 35 women have already lost their lives to violence. We need to explore approaches that elicit personality responsibility in men and empower them to become a part of the solution if we are to break this cycle of violence against women and children.
In April, thousands marched across Australia in rallies to raise awareness of the change we need to see. In those rallies, we were all reminded of the role we can all play in raising awareness or creating access to knowledge about FDV.
At The Hatchery, our mission is to connect people with knowledge to inspire change and we are offering these two seminars, at no cost, to inspire that change for anyone working in the family violence sector, or whose work touches the lives of those impacted by family, domestic, or sexual violence.
I absolutely loved Tony’s session, thanks so much for showing up authentically for us.”
Ash Wilkie
Team Leader- Family Violence Programs, Brophy Family and Youth Services, April 2024
An incredibly inspiring event led by some of the great minds in this field. Thanks to the Hatchery for creating a seamless event that I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to be a part of!”
Rahnee Coombs
Specialist Family Violence Practitioner, Family Life, April 2024
I found the presentations by those working in MBCPs inspiring and educational. The idea of showing empathy towards some of these men not being collusion is refreshing as I have seen the impacts of trauma from an early age on a majority of the persons I deal with daily. I also love the idea of offering the invitation to participate in the conversation. Thank you to all the presenters but especially to Matt Brown, Tony Johannsen, and Joy Townsend.”
Taryn Dusha
Operation Sergeant, Queensland Police Service, April 2024
An incredibly inspiring event led by some of the great minds in this field. Thanks to the Hatchery for creating a seamless event that I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to be a part of!”
Rahnee Coombs
Specialist Family Violence Practitioner, Family Life, April 2024
Attending this seminar inspired me to delve deeper into the world of men’s violence as a new worker in the field. It showed the great work being done and how we are at surface level for really enacting change for the men, women, and children that have suffered family, domestic, and intimate partner violence.”
Brendon Bettiss
Metropolitan Youth Health - SA, April 2024
My ideas on how to best facilitate change with men have been nicely shaken loose, and lots of new ideas have been added to the mix as well. I’m enjoying looking at each bit in a new way as I put it all together.”
Meg Chong
MENS Counsellor, Relationships Australia Tasmania, April 2024