Preventing Violence Together manager Alicia Gibbs and sector development officer Ryan Corbould jetted off to Melbourne to attend Our Watch’s National Consultation on working with men and boys and addressing masculinities in the prevention of violence against women. The pair, pictured below, joined about 70 other workers from the primary prevention,
Ryan Corbould has recently joined the PVT team as a Prevention Sector Development Officer. He has a background of advocacy for survivors of sexual violence, has been a healthy relationships educator, and developed trauma-informed response policies with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He is passionate about the role of men in
In 2022, the Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing (CWSW) received funding from the Department of Communities to develop a Primary Prevention Framework and other related initiatives in collaboration with Stopping Family Violence (SFV) and Aboriginal stakeholders. The project will guide prevention activities, support capacity building and training efforts, and provide practice development support for the emerging prevention
The December edition of the PVT newsletter included PVT highlights of 2022, news about WA family and domestic violence primary prevention grants, an update on the national gender gap, a link to the recently launched Aboriginal Family Safety Strategy, and more. Click here to read the newsletter.
Mary-Rose and Katie from PVT have continued to roll out the Prevention in Practice pilot series, delivering pilots in Perth and Geraldton in late September and an online pilot in October. Prevention in Practice is a two-day course for practitioners who are getting started in the prevention of violence against women,
PVT recently acquired a license from Safe and Equal in Victoria to adapt and deliver their Prevention in Practice and Unpacking Resistance courses in Western Australia. Prevention in Practice is a two-day course for practitioners who are getting started in the prevention of violence against women, or for experienced practitioners who are seeking to