How Can I Help?

In this episode of How Can I Help, we look at what you can do if someone you know is experiencing gambling harm.

We speak with Anna Bardsley about her experience of gambling, and hear from David McAnalen from Relationships Australia Queensland about what we can do. 

You can read a transcript of this episode here.

There are a wide range of resources available for anyone affected by gambling across Australia. These services are open to people with a gambling addiction, as well as their friends and families. 

For more information visit www.gamblinghelponline.org.au or call 1800 858 858 for free support.

For more information about Relationships Australia Queensland visit www.raq.org.au

You can find out more about the work of the Alliance for Gambling Reform at www.pokiesplayyou.org.au

Visit Three Sides of the Coin - Theatre for Change to find out more about the ​​book and theatre work Anna refers to in her interview.

This podcast is not going to solve the world’s problems. But it might give some of us the tools we need to help make the world a better place.

Find out more at probonoaustralia.com.au/how-can-i-help/.

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In this episode of How Can I Help? we get advice on what to do if you think someone you know is experiencing an eating disorder.

We speak with Korey Baruta, about her experience of anorexia nervosa. We also hear from Danni Rowlands, the national manager of prevention services at the Butterfly Foundation, to find out the best ways to help.

You can read a transcript of this episode here.

If you or someone you know is in crisis please contact emergency services on 000, or call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or the Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800.

If you need help or support for an eating disorder or body image issue, please call Butterfly’s National Helpline on 1800 334 673, or email [email protected].

You can find more information about how to support both yourself and your loved one at the Butterfly Foundation website. 

How Can I Help? Is a podcast for people who want to help, but don’t know where to start.

Hosted by Pro Bono News editor Wendy Williams, the six-part series features conversations with people with lived experience and experts in the field on what we can do to help in situations that we might encounter at some point in our lives  – whether that’s when you see someone sleeping rough, if you think a friend or colleague is in an abusive relationship, or if a family member is suffering from depression. 

Find out more at probonoaustralia.com.au/how-can-i-help/.

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In this episode of How Can I Help? we look at the ways we can engage with the issue of racism in Australia. That includes calling it out when you see it, but also doing work on yourself.

We speak with Neha Madhok, national director of Democracy in Colour, and Dominic Guerrera, a Ngarrindjeri person who works as an Aboriginal health educator and student support officer, and is also a poet, podcaster and writer.  

You can read a transcript of this episode here.

For more information about the work of Democracy in Colour, visit democracyincolor.org.

Below are some other resources that you may find helpful:

Books

• Decolonizing Solidarity by Clare Land
• Talkin' Up to the White Woman by Aileen Moreton-Robinson  
• Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe
• White Tears / Brown Scars by Ruby Hamad

Podcasts

• Pretty for an Aboriginal
• Debutante: Race, Resistance and Girl Power
• Roots with South Asian Today
• Still Processing

Articles

• ‘If you don’t include all voices, you don’t get the truth’ (Women’s Agenda) by Jan Fran
• How white women use strategic tears (Guardian Australia) by Ruby Hamad

Distribute your money

• Pay the rent (Victoria)
• Seed Mob 
• Change the Record
• NATSILS
• Original Power
• Democracy in Colour's Solidarity Network

How Can I Help? Is a podcast for people who want to help, but don’t know where to start.

Hosted by Pro Bono News editor Wendy Williams, the six-part series features conversations with people with lived experience and experts in the field on what we can do to help in situations that we might encounter at some point in our lives  – whether that’s when you see someone sleeping rough, if you think a friend or colleague is in an abusive relationship, or if a family member is suffering from depression. 

Find out more at probonoaustralia.com.au/how-can-i-help/.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode three of our podcast How Can I Help?, we get advice on what to do if you think someone you know is experiencing anxiety or depression.

We speak with Camilla Martin about her experience of anxiety, and we talk to Dr Grant Blashki, a clinical advisor at Beyond Blue, a clinical GP, and an academic at the University of Melbourne, about the best ways we can help.

You can read a transcript of this episode here.

If you are in an emergency, or at immediate risk of harm to yourself or others, please contact emergency services on 000.

For suicide and crisis support you can reach Lifeline on 13 11 14, or the Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467.

For further advice and support, contact the Beyond Blue Support Service on 1300 22 4636 or visit www.beyondblue.org.au.

In the interview we also refer to other resources that you may find helpful, some of which are listed below:

• Head to Health
• Moodgym
• myCompass
• Mind

How Can I Help? Is a podcast for people who want to help, but don’t know where to start.

Find out more at probonoaustralia.com.au/how-can-i-help/.

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In episode two of our podcast How Can I Help?, we get advice on what to do if you think someone you know is in an abusive relationship.

We hear from domestic violence survivor and advocate, Angela Hadchiti, about her experience and what helped her leave a 20-year violent marriage.

We also talk to the CEO of Rape & Domestic Violence Services Australia, Hayley Foster, about the importance of checking in with people you might be concerned about.

You can read a transcript of this episode here.

If you are in immediate danger, call the police on triple zero. 

If you or someone you know is impacted by sexual assault, domestic or family violence, call 1800-RESPECT, Australia's National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Support Service, on 1800 737 732, or visit 1800respect.org.au.

The Kids' Helpline is a 24 hour phone and online service that is available for young people aged between five and 25, who need advice, counselling, or just someone to talk to. Call 1800 55 1800, or visit kidshelpline.com.au.

If you're concerned about your own behaviour there is support for you too. You can call No to Violence on 1300 766 491, or visit ntv.org.au.

In the interview Hayley also mentions several other organisations that you can follow to learn more about this issue. You can find them below:

• Women's Safety NSW
• White Ribbon Australia
• Harmony Alliance: Migrant and Refugee Women for Change
• National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women's Alliance (NATSIWA)

How Can I Help? Is a podcast for people who want to help, but don’t know where to start.

Find out more at probonoaustralia.com.au/how-can-i-help/.

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In episode one of How Can I Help? we look at what you can do if you see someone sleeping rough.

We speak with Akemi about his experience of sleeping rough on the streets of Melbourne, and George Hatvani, from homelessness organisation Launch Housing, about his recommendations on the ways people can help.

You can read a transcript here.

If you want to point someone in the direction of services, Ask Izzy is a great resource. Visit askizzy.org.au

For more information about Launch Housing visit launchhousing.org.au

And if you’re interested in ending homelessness, visit the Australian Alliance to End Homelessness website at aaeh.org.au

This podcast is not going to solve the world’s problems. But it might give some of us the tools we need to help make the world a better place.

Find out more at probonoaustralia.com.au/how-can-i-help/.

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With so many huge problems in the world, it can be hard as an individual to know how you can help.

To better empower individuals to make a difference to those around them, Pro Bono News has launched a new podcast, How Can I Help?

Hosted by Pro Bono News Editor Wendy Williams, the six-part series features conversations with people with lived experience and practitioners on what we can all do to help in situations that many of us encounter in our lives.

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A new report commissioned by Pro Bono Australia in partnership with the Human Rights Law Centre, has found that not for profits are on a path of quiet advocacy.

The Civil Voices research showed that to a greater or lesser degree civil society organisations are engaging in various forms of “self silencing” – treading very carefully in their advocacy work, less they risk financial security and political retribution.

In this episode of Not for Podcast: Where Not for Profits Fear to Tread, we unpack the report and look at the current state of not-for-profit advocacy in Australia, and how it compares to a decade ago.

The latest research is framed against Australia Institute’s 2004 report, Silencing Dissent: Non-government organisations, which detailed the growing fears across the NGO sector concerning their right to advocate in the public policy domains, and more broadly about their changing role in the democratic process.

A lot has happened in the 13 years since that report was published including changes to the political and regulatory landscape, the formation of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, the passing of the Charities Act and advances in the digital landscape.

But Civil Voices shows us that Australian civil society still needs to be supported and encouraged to engage in frank and fearless advocacy.

Pro Bono Australia is proud to have spearheaded the research and believes it sits firmly within the remit of our social impact mission to give a voice to civil society organisations.

We know from a previous sector-wide survey conducted by Pro Bono Australia in 2015 that nine out of 10 not-for-profit respondents considered recognition of their advocacy role as the most important factor in developing the social sector.

From our unique position as an umbrella to the sector we were able to take the temperature of civil society organisations on this important matter.

In this podcast we speak to report author Sarah Maddison about what the report tells us about how charities are feeling at the moment; we talk to Community Council of Australia CEO David Crosbie about whether some of the sector’s fears are being realised; and we talk to the former president of the Human Rights Commission Gillian Triggs about the dangers of silencing the charity sector and what we can do to make sure organisations are not silenced.

Download the transcript here.

Featured in this episode:

University of Melbourne Associate Professor Sarah Maddison

Community Council of Australia CEO David Crosbie

Former president of the Human Rights Commission Gillian Triggs

Produced by Wendy Williams and Luke Michael.

Recorded in November 2017.

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As we approach the first anniversary of the national rollout and the fourth anniversary since the scheme was introduced in the trial sites, we look back at the highs and lows of the last 12 months, and whether the scheme is on track to deliver on it’s promise.

The first of July 2016 marked the beginning of the national rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

The $22 billion a year scheme, which doubles the level of public funding for disability,  is Australia’s biggest social policy project since Medicare.

It promised to put people with disability in the driver’s seat, and give them more choice and control.

But is the reality living up to the expectation?

In this episode, we speak to the agency responsible for running the scheme, the peak body for service providers, Christian Porter talks to us about the teething problems and we hear from people with disability about whether the market can deliver what they need.

Download the transcript here.

Featured in this episode:

Maryanne Diamond, the general manager of Community Linkages and Engagement at the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)

Minister for Social Services Christian Porter

Writer and disability advocate El Gibbs

Natasha Hudson, founder of Coforte Consulting, assisting organisations affected by the NDIS

Fran Connelley, founder of FC Marketing and The NFP Accelerator Toolkit and author of How to Thrive Under the NDIS

Ken Baker is the chief executive at National Disability Services

Produced by Wendy Williams and Rachel McFadden.

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Whether you think of housing as a prevention or a cure for homelessness, it is undisputable that having a stable form of shelter is imperative.

But making sure that everyone has a house is no easy feat.

Australia is currently in the middle of a housing crisis.

There is a lack of affordable housing and according to the experts there has been a lack of investment in public housing by successive governments over decades.

So how do we increase the capacity of affordable housing?

In the third and final episode of our series, Housing the Homeless: The Pathway, we talk to experts from the banking and property sectors, as well as people with lived experience to find out what needs to be done.

Download the transcript here.

Featured in this episode:

• Andrew Cairns, CEO of Community Sector Banking
• Robert Pradolin, former general manager of Frasers Property Australia
• Simon, who has lived experience of being homeless.
• David Spriggs, CEO of Infoxchange, the company behind Ask Izzy.

Produced by Ellie Cooper and Wendy Williams and brought to you by Akolade, not-for-profit event specialists.

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