Episodes
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In this episode we speak to performers Dean Arcuri & Jacob Thomas. Sometimes they run Drag Storytime events. Listen to Dean and Jacob describe the many ways that these events bring community, performance and storytelling together in a safe inclusive way for all.
Resources:
See Dean at Dean Arcuri and LinkedIn. Find Jacob Thomas on LinkedIn. See Rainbow Community Angels for events and news.
For more information about SHV @ shvic.org.au.
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In this episode we talk to Krushnadevsinh Ravalji (Kano). Kano is the Youth Commissioner at the Victorian Multicultural Commission. We ask him about how educators can ensure that Relationships and Sexuality Education is inclusive and respectful for the multicultural communities that we work with.
Resources:
See more about Kano at the Third Culture. Find Kano on LinkedIn. See Centre for Culture, Ethnicity & Health for information and many translated health resources.
For more information about SHV @ shvic.org.au.
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In this episode we speak to the 2023 Australian Youth Representative to the United Nations, Imogen Kane. This role saw Imogen travel Australia to meet with young people to find out what was important to them. Hear what Imogen learned about the generational divide, sexuality and relationships and the importance of listening.
Resources:
See Imogen Kane and the UN listening tour. For help learning about the programs that YP are using see the eSafety guide. Youth Affairs Council Victoria has some great information about youth participation and co-design. Find Sexual Health Victoria at shvic.org.au.
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In this episode we speak to Anita Brown Major about the sexual response cycle. As an occupational therapist, Anita uses her understanding of physiology to help people understand their own bodies, including what happens during a sexual experience. Sexual response and pleasure is the part of sexuality education that most adults did not receive and is still often not discussed in education. Anita helps us understand more.
Resources:
Find out more about Anita Brown Major at Thrive Rehab. See online orders for a Cliterate model. See SHV sexual and reproductive anatomy illustrations. Listen to episode #14 The Clitoris. Extra reading about sex and sexual response see Emily Nagoski Come As you Are. Find Sexual Health Victoria at shvic.org.au.
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The everybody education team at Sexual Health Victoria sometimes get questions about how we discuss gender, sex and sexuality in a classroom. In this episode SHV expert educator Chrissy is going to talk through what we say and why we say it.
Resources:
See Victorian Child Safe Standards and Victoria Department of Education LGBTIQ Student Support Policy. See research Writing themselves in 4. Advocacy organisation Intersex Human Rights. See Minus 18 for resources and Inclusive Language Guide. Transcend Australia support families, parents and carers of gender diverse young people.
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Professor Michael Flood describes types of masculinities that can be harmful to boys, men and the people around them. Listen for a discussion on engaging men and boys to address gender inequality and gender based violence.
In this episode, Professor Michael Flood describes types of masculinities that can be harmful to boys, men and the people around them. He also details the benefits of engaging men and boys in efforts to address gender inequality and gender based violence.
Resources:
See more about Prof Michael Flood. Read more articles from Michael at xyonline. Michael mentioned The Man Box by Jesuit Social Services. Our Watch have provided lots of information about addressing gender based violence. For more information about SHV @ shvic.org.au.
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Discord is a social chat app designed initially for the gaming community, now extending to a wide variety of interest groups. In this episode listen to Discord Senior Policy Director, Savannah Badalich explain what Discord does to keep users safe. Part of keeping young people safe online is understanding the platforms they use.
Resources:
DISCORD and DISCORD Safety centre. See eSafety for reporting eSafety Guide for games apps and social media. For more information about SHV @ shvic.org.au.
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In this episode Laura Crozier and SHV educator Chrissy talk about their own experiences of finding help after being sexually assaulted in high school. Both Chrissy and Laura speak about the vital role of the welfare teams at their schools and the difficultly in disclosing abuse to parents.
Resources:
Laura works for Youth Affairs Council Victoria. Hear more of Laura’s story on Growing Up Clueless. Sexual Assault Service Victoria is the peak body for specialist sexual assault services and harmful sexual behaviour services. For more information about SHV @ shvic.org.au.
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In this episode Dr Jennifer Power talks about the 2022 National Survey of Australian Secondary Students and Sexual Health from Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) at LaTrobe University.
Dr Power talks through some key statistics from the survey as well as providing perspective on why we are so keen to know how much sex young people are having.
Resources:
See Dr Jennifer Power, LaTrobe University profile. See lots of research from Australian Research Centre in Sex Health and Society. See 7th National Survey of Australian Secondary Students and Sexual Health. For more information about SHV @ shvic.org.au.
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In this episode Dr Jacqui Hendriks talks about her recent research. Jacqui has led the First national survey of Australian parents and their attitudes towards relationships and sexuality education in schools.
Resources:
See Dr Jacqui Hendriks Curtain University bio. See research: Support for school-based relationships and sexual health education: a national survey of Australian parents. For more information about SHV @ shvic.org.au.
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In this episode, two families share their stories of making babies using Assisted Reproductive Technology. Sue and Linda explain some of the process and how they decided to talk to their children about it. Their children, Emily and Elsie, talk about what they understand about how they were conceived.
Resources:
SHV have free teacher resources to assist with classroom teaching of Assisted Reproduction. These were developed with the support of Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority (VARTA)
For more about SHV, go to @ shvic.org.au.
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In this episode, chair of Intersex Human Rights Dr Agli Zavros-Orr speaks of their advocacy work and their lived experience as a person born with an intersex variation. Young people often ask us how bodies can be different. Agli helps explain the diversity of human sex characteristics.
Resources:
See more at Intersex Human Rights Australia. Find Agli’s research at research gate.
See book Raising Rosie for families.
For more about SHV @ shvic.org.au.
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Part 7 of 7. eSafety. Australia’s Online Safety Regulator.
This series of podcasts is produced with the support of the Office of the eSafety Commissioner.
We will look closely at how young people might engage with sexual content online and how parents and carers can get involved in this discussion.
In this episode Sharon Trotter Education Manager of Education, Prevention and Inclusion talks about the scope of eSafety and the role that they have in prevention of harm online.
See eSafety at https://www.esafety.gov.au/. Sexual Health Victoria at https://shvic.org.au/
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Part 6 of 7. Pornography.
This series of podcasts is produced with the support of the Office of the eSafety Commissioner.
We will look closely at how young people might engage with sexual content online and how parents and carers can get involved in this discussion.
In this episode Dr Zahra Stardust talks about the cultural context of pornography and how consent is vital for its production and distribution. Vanessa Hamilton speaks about her experiences in talking to families about young people, sex and pornography.
See bio for Zahra Stardust. See Talking the Talk (Vanessa Hamilton)
See Mind The Gap eSafety research.
See eSafety at https://www.esafety.gov.au/. Sexual Health Victoria at https://shvic.org.au/
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Part 5 of 7. Sexting.
This series of podcasts is produced with the support of the Office of the eSafety Commissioner.
We will look closely at how young people might engage with sexual content online and how parents and carers can get involved in this discussion.
In this episode Dr. Kath Albury and SHV Health Promotion Officer Zara, discuss the language and context of young people sharing sexual pictures.
See Youth Law Australia for legal information. See Dr Kath Albury, Swinburne University.
See eSafety at https://www.esafety.gov.au/. Sexual Health Victoria at https://shvic.org.au/
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Part 4 of 7. What is grooming?
This series of podcasts is produced with the support of the Office of the eSafety Commissioner.
We will look closely at how young people might engage with sexual content online and how parents and carers can get involved in this discussion.
In this episode Detective Superintendent Jayne Crossling talks about what grooming is and how the police go about education and investigations.
Grooming can be reported through Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation. Also AFP Child Protection Operations (CPO) team. See also Think U Know educational resources.
See eSafety at https://www.esafety.gov.au/. Sexual Health Victoria at https://shvic.org.au/
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Part 3 of 7. Inappropriate.
This series of podcasts is produced with the support of the Office of the eSafety Commissioner.
We will look closely at how young people might engage with sexual content online and how parents and carers can get involved in this discussion.
In this episode we will discuss the word inappropriate. Greg from eSafety talks through the classification system and Fida talks about the appropriateness of RSE in faith based schools.
More about the Australian classification system. See information about Fida Sanjakdar.
See eSafety at https://www.esafety.gov.au/. Sexual Health Victoria at https://shvic.org.au/
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Part 2 of 7. Curriculum.
This series of podcasts is produced with the support of the Office of the eSafety Commissioner.
We will look closely at how young people might engage with sexual content online and how parents and carers can get involved in this discussion.
In this episode listen to educators talk about how the curriculum includes opportunities to deliver sessions around esafety and sexual content.
Find the Resilience Rights and Respectful Relationships curriculum on FUSE.
See more about Bec Martin and Evolve Education.
See eSafety at https://www.esafety.gov.au/. Sexual Health Victoria at https://shvic.org.au/
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Part 1 of 7. What is the Problem?
This series of podcasts is produced with the support of the Office of the eSafety Commissioner.
We will look closely at how young people might engage with sexual content online and how parents and carers can get involved in this discussion.
In this episode listen to parents, a wellbeing coordinator and eSafety talk about why this is a conversation you need to have with the young people in your life.
Find out more about eSafety at esafety.gov.au
Find out more about Sexual Health Victoria at shvic.org.au
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In this episode Sarah from marketing talks about our new name: Sexual Health Victoria.
Thanks for all the support over the last two years of Doing 'IT'. There is lots more to come in 2022. Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions. [email protected].
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