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Federal Budget a missed opportunity for national leadership on youth justice
The 2025-26 Federal Budget represents a missed opportunity for the Federal Government to show national leadership on youth justice at a time when many states and territories are shunning the evidence of what works in preventing crime.
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Links between pornography and gender based violence must be addressed
More research is needed to better understand links between the consumption of pornography and harmful attitudes and behaviours in men and boys, harmful sexual behaviour in young people, and child sexual abuse, in order to ultimately prevent violence and abuse from occurring, says Jesuit Social Services.
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State Budget must prioritise funding of early intervention support to help Victorians to flourish
The Victorian Government’s 2025-26 State Budget must prioritise the funding, or re-funding, of critical services that support marginalised people and communities to flourish.
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More research, targeted interventions needed for Australians to live free from violence
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the statement released yesterday by Australian Commonwealth Commissioners and Ambassadors, saying ‘no more’ to violence in our communities.
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Federal Budget must protect nation's children, says Jesuit Social Services
Jesuit Social Services has called on the Federal Government to appoint a Minister for Children and invest in evidence-backed intervention to reduce family violence, child sexual abuse, and address failing youth justice systems.
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Working together to end gender based violence this 16 Days of Activism
Jesuit Social Services is proud to support this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence, which encourages all members of the community to work together to prevent violence against women, and reiterates its commitment to lead work that will create stronger, more cohesive communities for everyone.
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Expansion of healthier masculinities schools work will support violence prevention
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the Victorian Government’s funding announcement to expand the organisation's Modelling Respect and Equality (MoRE) program into more Victorian schools. The MoRE program was piloted in 60 Victorian schools and the new funding will allow Jesuit Social Services to roll out the program into a further 240 schools over the next four…
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Following this week’s meeting of National Cabinet to discuss the national crisis of gender-based violence, which resulted in the announcement of a range of priorities for the Federal as well as state and territory Governments, Jesuit Social Services says there must be a greater emphasis on prevention and early intervention.