Prevention is better than cure: abuse and neglect of people with disability

BRAVE - Flinders research and innovation series

Nowhere to call home

Issues surrounding homelessness and its prevention

Watch Professor Sarah Wendt and Associate Professor Kristin Natalier discuss the social issues that lead women and children to experience homelessness and disadvantage.

You’ll hear more about their research conducted in partnership with Housing SA (Department of Human Services, South Australia), and their evidence-informed safety-first, housing-first approach for service system response.

Resources

1800 respect
Call 1800 737 732

MensLine Australia
Call 1300 78 99 78

Women’s Safety Services SA
Domestic Violence Crisis Line 1800 800 098

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Hidden homeless ‘need safe housing’

Flinders researchers

Professor Sarah Wendt

Matthew Flinders Fellow and Professor in Social Work College of Education, Psychology and Social Work

Professor Sarah Wendt practised in the field of domestic violence. She has published on violence against women and social work practice. Her current research projects explore the impact of domestic violence on women’s citizenship, service provision for Aboriginal communities experiencing family violence, and engaging men to address domestic violence. In particular, Sarah has been researching rural women’s experiences of domestic violence for over a decade in Australia and more recently how domestic violence work shapes practitioners living and working in rural communities.

Associate Professor Kris Natalier

Associate Professor in Social Work, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Associate Professor Kris Natalier’s work centres on the gendered nature of familial and intimate relationships as lived experiences and as sites of policy intervention. Using qualitative methods to analyse how people make sense of the joys and challenges of negotiating intimate relationships in the context of personal and social change.

Social Work Innovation Research Living Space (SWIRLS)

SWIRLS is not a building. It is an ever-changing space defined by the people who create it. We tackle the big issues, and we’re not afraid to question the status quo. Collaboration and open innovation are at the heart of what we do.

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With a mission to change lives and change the world, Flinders researchers are tackling the big questions facing society. They are examining new concepts, reimagining and rethinking received wisdom, unearthing the past, and confronting the future.

Our BRAVE series of public lectures addresses issues of local, national and global significance uncovered through research.

Could an avatar save your life?

10 November 2020

Professor Robyn Clark and guest panellists discuss how digital technologies can assist to help patients manage their conditions more easily.

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Mind games

20 October 2020

Professor Mike Kyrios talked mental health, wellbeing and resilience building, and the importance of access to trusted information.

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Thinking outside the (lunch)box

29 September 2020

Prof Rebecca Golley discussed childhood obesity prevention, nutrition, and how to getter better nutrition onto kids’ plates.

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Through our education and research programs, we encourage new ways of thinking and support experimentation and daring.

Our mission is to contribute on an international scale through ‘changing lives and changing the world’. We invite you to share and collaborate with us on our BRAVE journey.

We will impart our knowledge and new discoveries, elevate the discussion and inspire debate; all with the view to facilitate the betterment of our society.

Be BRAVE, be bold, be at Flinders.

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