Justice & Advocacy
“It has been more than 20 months since I started as the Anglican Church Southern Queensland’s Domestic and Family Violence Project Officer, so this seems like a good time to reflect on progress and achievements to date,” says Jenny Clark
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The Anglican Church Southern Queensland is the first faith organisation to take a state-wide pledge demonstrating their commitment to preventing domestic and family violence at Synod, joining dozens of other organisations in the prominent cross-sector campaign
“Domestic and family violence remains a difficult issue for many in the Church. It’s an uncomfortable concept that is incongruous for those who value peace, love and care. And because of this we can develop a blind spot to this issue within our own families, workplaces, social networks, and indeed in our church communities,” says new Domestic and Family Violence Working Group chair The Ven. Dr Lucy Morris
During Men’s Health Week, we’re encouraged to highlight the importance of men’s health and promote improved wellbeing outcomes for men and boys globally
“It can sometimes seem as if we are becoming desensitised to domestic murders given the sheer regularity of news stories covering such atrocities. But the February 2020 murder of Hannah Clarke and her three children in Brisbane sent shockwaves throughout the Australian community,” says ACSQ DFV Project Officer Jenny Clark
Coercive control is a form of domestic abuse. With May being Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month in Queensland, this Anglicare Southern Queensland video explains what coercive control looks like and how it can impact those who are affected by it
May is Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month in Queensland. Several ACSQ clergy and lay leaders recently completed a free self-paced online Ridley College course on domestic and family violence education and effective responding. Three participants share their course reflections, including Bishop Cam Venables, Carole Danby and Jenny Clark
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