Research article: How To Better Support People Who Have Experienced Sexual Violence: Normalising Living With Experiences of Sexual Violence
Report by Jo Reilly, Churchill Fellowship 2023
The sexual harm helpline can be accessed free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by phone, text, website, online chat and email.
Trauma-informed peer support helps create a shared understanding of trauma experiences, the different ways people cope, give and receive support, and recover. It fosters healing relationships, which negate the power and control of traditional therapies.
Authors:
Dr Cathy Kezelman AM President Blue Knot Foundation
Irene Gallagher Chief Executive Officer BEING - Mental Health Consumers
Peter Schmiedgen Policy Officer BEING - Mental Health Consumers
October 2021