Nov 21, 2024 | Domestic and family violence, Education
Kylie Sharp has spent 20 years of her career at Youth Off The Streets refining the ways she helps young people who face domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV). Kylie, the Education DFSV Prevention and Support Team Lead, has drawn on her own lived experience to...
Oct 1, 2024 | Domestic and family violence, Youth justice
Until he was five, Yousef* lived in constant fear that his brothers and sisters would be killed. “Being in Iraq, terrorists invaded my hometown and I wasn’t able to get away in time,” Yousef remembers. “Babies and children were burned in front of me. Their mother was...
Sep 5, 2024 | Domestic and family violence
Domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV) isn’t just a problem between adults. Each year, thousands of children and young people across Australia are caught in the crossfire of violence in the home, not only as witnesses but often as direct victims. The trauma they...
Aug 30, 2024 | Alcohol and other drugs, Domestic and family violence, Youth homelessness
Zara* grew up in a household fraught with violence and control. Zara’s parents constantly argued and held cultural views that often clashed with their identity as a transgender person and their aspirations for the future. “My parents didn’t get along well, and us...
May 11, 2021 | Domestic and family violence
It’s been described as a ‘crisis’ and a ‘national emergency’ for years. And yet as we mark another Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) Prevention Month, Australia’s DFV statistics are more disturbing than ever. One in 6 Australian women and 1 in 16 men have been...
