Why We Can’t Go for a Run After Dark
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This episode talks about domestic violence, sexual violence and abuse, so please listen with care. Please skip this episode if you need to. If you need support in Australia, call 1800RESPECT any time, day or night. If you're in immediate danger, call 000.
In this episode of Changing Lanes, Rachel and Susan chat with Kerriann Campbell-Jones, CEO of the Sexual Assault and Family Violence Centre, about domestic violence and why you don't need to be in crisis to reach out for help.
Kerriann leads a team of more than 200 staff across Victoria's Barwon south-west and western Melbourne, and she has her own lived experience of sexual and family violence. They talk about everything from the early red flags of coercive control and financial abuse to how friends and family can help, and why ending violence needs all of us, men included.
It's a heavy topic, but a practical and hopeful chat.
In this episode, we cover:
How you can reach out for domestic violence support without a referral, police or an AVO, even just to ask "is this normal?"
How coercive control starts with small things and builds, including cutting you off from friends and family
Relationship red flags like monitoring your messages and asking for photos to prove where you are
Financial abuse, and how threatening messages can be sent through five cent bank transfers
Gaslighting, love bombing and emotional abuse, and why they can leave you feeling like you're going crazy
How someone gets trapped in domestic abuse and violence, and why we should stop asking why she doesn't leave
Strangulation as one of the most serious warning signs
How to support a friend: don't pull away, hold space and stay connected
Safety planning after leaving, including keeping kids and pets safe, and the link between domestic violence and homelessness
Why there's no time limit on getting support, including Kerriann waiting 25 years to report her own sexual assault
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LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerriann-campbell-jones-gaicd-97780a48/
Sexual Assault and Family Violence Centre → https://www.safvcentre.org.au/
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