In this episode I speak with Eileen, who has over 30 years of experience in child abuse, family violence, mental health and trauma and is passionate about the safety of children and ensuring the voices of children are heard. In 2022 Eileen launched her own company as a way of promoting primary prevention in the areas of child abuse and family violence.

Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:

• Eileen’s business ‘Earlvention’ - https://www.earlvention.com.au/

• Safe and Equal, Melbourne - https://safeandequal.org.au/

• The National Association for Prevention of Child abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN) - https://napcan.org.au/

• ANROWS research - https://www.anrows.org.au/

• Love Bites program - https://www.napcan.org.au/Programs/love-bites/

• It’s the Little Things Community - https://www.itsthelittlethingscommunity.org/

• Dr Fiona Buchanan - https://people.unisa.edu.au/fiona.buchanan

• Another Day in the Colony (Chelsea Watego) - https://www.uqp.com.au/books/another-day-in-the-colony

• How Many More Women? A discussion at UNSW’s Centre for Ideas with Jennifer Robinson and Keina Yoshida - https://www.centreforideas.com/article/how-many-more-women

• The Whole Story (Patrick Todmarsh) - https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-whole-story-9781787334625

• In Control (Jane Monckton Smith) - https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/in-control-9781526613226/

• Safe Home (SBS short series) - https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/safe-home

• Victim/Suspect review in The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/may/20/netflix-documentary-victim-suspect-women-rape

This episode's transcript can be viewed here: 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S2hKT-uJtuMjzgXZ2UrLU_ui57ruY_OEGhpmph_YEGk/edit?usp=sharing
Thanks to Kevin Macleod of incompetech.com for our theme music.