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August 6, 202420 min
Child protection beyond the family home: Contextual safeguarding with Carlene Firmin
This is the 30th episode of Keeping Kids Safe - A Bright Futures podcast by the Daniel Morcombe Foundation, featuring Bruce and Denise Morcombe. Today we hear from a researcher who has single-handedly revolutionised worldwide thinking of the best approaches to keeping children safe from harm. Professor Carlene Firmin from Durham University in the UK is known internationally for her work in what she has termed “contextual safeguarding”, which describes a vision for improving responses to young people at risk that goes beyond the current focus on their family homes. Her work has transformed the response of child welfare systems in the UK and beyond, and shown a need for a complete overhaul of child-protection systems around the world. Professor Firmin has researched young people’s experiences of community and group-based violence since 2008, finding that many public spaces are inherently unsafe for children, and that more comprehensive approaches are needed as a society to protect them. She argues that exploitation, peer-abuse and street-based violence directly affecting young people shows a need to look beyond parents and families, if we want to protect children from the risks they face outside their front doors. It's time for difficult conversations to shine light on this hidden topic. This podcast talks openly about child abuse, child sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation and harmful sexual behaviours. Each episode of this series will feature practical insights on how to teach your child safety in the world today. REMINDER: As Denise says in the podcast - Take care when listening. Please contact Lifeline if you need support after listening to this, on 13 1114 or you can call 1800 Respect. GET IN TOUCH: This podcast is produced by Nance Haxton with production assistance from Michael Adams. To get in touch with the Daniel Morcombe Foundation about any of the information shared in this podcast, go to https://danielmorcombe.com.au/bright-futures/ or phone 1300 326 435 CREDIT: Host: Nance Haxton With thanks to Professor Carlene Firmin ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: The Daniel Morcombe Foundation - 1300 326 435 or https://danielmorcombe.com.au/bright-futures/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 23, 202459 min
How to help young people overcome harmful sexual behaviours - an expert panel
Today on Keeping Kids Safe - A Bright Futures podcast for the Daniel Morcombe Foundation - we’re going to deep dive into how to help young people overcome harmful sexual behaviours. In this episode we go to Adelaide, to the Daniel Morcombe Foundation’s Bright Futures forum, to hear the latest research from four experts in this field, and what parents and carers need to be aware of. Firstly we hear from Alan Jenkins who has worked in the space of addressing violence and abusive behaviour for more than 35 years. He was the director of NADA consulting - an independent service that provides intervention in family abuse and workplace harassment. We also hear from Professor Dale Tolliday, an internationally renowned researcher and practitioner, who has more than three decades of experience working with people who have sexually harmed others and was awarded an Order of Australia medal in 2014 in recognition of this work. We then go to Dr Deirdre Thompson who is the director of therapeutic and support services at Bravehearts. She was instrumental in developing the Turning Corners program which provides early intervention for young people around harmful sexual behaviours. And finally we hear from Dr Tessa Opie who is the founder of `inyourskin’ and an advocate for healthy consenting relationships, working as an expert consultant for several Education Departments helping young people navigate best practice consent education and preventing sexual assault. It's time for difficult conversations to shine light on this hidden topic. This podcast talks openly about child abuse, child sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation and harmful sexual behaviours. Each episode of this series will feature practical insights on how to teach your child safety in the world today. REMINDER: As Denise says in the podcast - Take care when listening. Please contact Lifeline if you need support after listening to this, on 13 1114 or you can call 1800 Respect. GET IN TOUCH This podcast is produced by Nance Haxton with production assistance from Michael Adams. To get in touch with the Daniel Morcombe Foundation about any of the information shared in this podcast, go to https://danielmorcombe.com.au/bright-futures/ or phone 1300 326 435 CREDITS Host: Nance Haxton With thanks to Alan Jenkins, Professor Dale Tolliday, Dr Deirdre Thompson and Dr Tessa Opie ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: The Daniel Morcombe Foundation - 1300 326 435 or https://danielmorcombe.com.au/bright-futures/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 8, 202437 min
Breaking the Silence around Sibling Sexual Abuse with author Alice Perle
Australian author Alice Perle is a courageous voice in a growing global conversation about Sibling Sexual Abuse. As a survivor of Sibling Sexual Abuse herself, Alice has now written about her experiences and combined that with the latest scientific research showing how the problem is far more widespread than many in society realise. Sibling Sexual Abuse is the most common form of child sexual abuse in families - at least three times more common than incest between a parent and child. However discussing the topic is one of society’s last taboos. That’s something that Alice Perle hopes to change on today’s episode of Keeping Kids Safe - A Bright Futures podcast. By shining a light on Sibling Sexual Abuse, she hopes to prevent more children from becoming victims, as well as take away the stigma and shame that so many survivors feel, so they can seek the help they need. It’s time for difficult conversations to shine light on this hidden topic. This podcast talks openly about child abuse, child sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation and harmful sexual behaviours. Each episode of this series will feature practical insights on how to teach your child safety in the world today. REMINDER: As Denise says in the podcast - Take care when listening. Please contact Lifeline if you need support after listening to this, on 13 1114 or you can call 1800 Respect. GET IN TOUCH This podcast is produced by Nance Haxton with production assistance from Michael Adams. To get in touch with the Daniel Morcombe Foundation about any of the information shared in this podcast, go to https://danielmorcombe.com.au/bright-futures/ or phone 1300 326 435 CREDITS Host: Nance Haxton With thanks to Alice Perle ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: The Daniel Morcombe Foundation - 1300 326 435 or https://danielmorcombe.com.au/bright-futures/ 5Waves Inc in the USA is 100% focused on sibling sexual abuse (SSA), by five women who are survivors of SSA or parents of siblings affected by SSA. They offer education, support and resources for every person affected, including those who abused their sibling in childhood. You’ll find them at both www.5waves.org and www.siblingsexualtrauma.com 5Waves also has a Facebook group: Parents Coping with Sibling Sexual Trauma and Abuse: https://www.facebook.com/groups/siblingtrauma www.EmpowerSurvivors.net in the USA has a podcast and two peer support groups on Facebook: Peer Support Group for Survivors of Sibling Childhood Sexual Abuse: https://www.facebook.com/groups/646423866554980 Innocence Lost – Adult Survivors of Childhood Trauma & Abuse: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredtogether www.IncestAware.org in the USA is an alliance of survivors, advocates, activists and support volunteers working to raise awareness. It offers services, education, and survivor stories. Nancy Morris, a SSA survivor, psychology researcher and founder of #siblingstoo in Canada, began the annual international #Siblingstoo Day two years ago. Go to her website: www.siblingstoo.com where you can share your story anonymously, find events and a podcast. Nancy’s 2024 #SiblingsToo Day Resources Pack can be downloaded – with links to interviews with survivors, researchers and professionals working in the field of SSA. Alice’s own calls to action are: - Purchase a copy of Resolve, available in paperback, Kindle eBook, and audiobook formats on Amazon and all other online book and audiobook stores. You can also purchase signed copies of Resolve from the author if you live in Australia via www.aliceperle.com.au. - Share Resolve with someone you know who may benefit from its insights and perspectives. - Recommend Resolve to your local library, bricks-and-mortar bookstore, school or other educational institutions, and community organisations to increase awareness and support for survivors of sibling sexual abuse. - Invite Alice to speak on your podcast or radio show, at your school, workplace or event to educate others about the impact of sibling sexual abuse and how we can support and empower survivors. - Host an Alice Perle Resolve discussion group or book club and invite Alice to facilitate or participate in the conversation. - Leave a review: If Resolve resonated with you or provided valuable insights, consider leaving a review on Amazon, Audible, and Goodreads or sending it via email to Alice directly for her to share on social media or in her weekly blog, anonymously or otherwise: hello@aliceperle.com.au. Your feedback helps amplify the message and reach other survivors, allies, and advocates who may benefit from this resource. - Follow Alice on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/resolvebyaliceperle See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
June 24, 202439 min
Director of UK's AIM project Carol Carson shares her four decades experience responding to harmful sexual behaviours in children
In her almost four decades of responding to harmful sexual behaviours in children, social worker Carol Carson has seen many changes to treatment in that time. Now as director of the AIM project in the UK, Carol is taking what she’s learnt as the most important aspect - restorative practices for children and families - and training people around the world in how to practice it. Her extensive research is also extending into how to best respond to children on the autism spectrum who engage in harmful sexual behaviours, and the importance of a very tailored response for neurodivergent children. Today - Keeping Kids Safe - A Bright Futures podcast for the Daniel Morcombe Foundation - goes to Dublin Ireland to speak to Carol and hear about how AIM’s resources and best practice guidelines are leading the way in best practice around the world, in helping children recover and lead better lives. It’s time for difficult conversations to shine light on this hidden topic. This podcast talks openly about child abuse, child sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation and harmful sexual behaviours. Each episode of this series will feature practical insights on how to teach your child safety in the world today. REMINDER: As Denise says in the podcast - Take care when listening. Please contact Lifeline if you need support after listening to this, on 13 1114 or you can call 1800 Respect. GET IN TOUCH This podcast is produced by Nance Haxton with production assistance from Michael Adams. To get in touch with the Daniel Morcombe Foundation about any of the information shared in this podcast, go to https://danielmorcombe.com.au/bright-futures/ or phone 1300 326 435 CREDITS Host: Nance Haxton With thanks to Carol Carson ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: The Daniel Morcombe Foundation - 1300 326 435 or https://danielmorcombe.com.au/bright-futures/ https://aimproject.org.uk/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
June 11, 202430 min
Sexual development in the online age: How we can support our children with Stuart Allardyce from Edinburgh
This generation of children more than any other, is living almost their entire lives online. School, recreation, gaming, and catching up with friends all increasingly happen in the online space - particularly since the COVID pandemic. But how does that affect their relationships and sexual development as they become young adults? Stuart Allardyce is a director at the Lucy Faithfull Foundation in Scotland and has worked with children and young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviours as a practitioner, manager and trainer for more than two decades. His research is internationally respected, so much so that he is now the chair of NOTA UK and Ireland - which is the National Organisation for the Treatment of Abuse. Today - Keeping Kids Safe - A Bright Futures podcast for the Daniel Morcombe Foundation - goes to Edinburgh Scotland where Stuart is based, to hear what Australia can learn from their approach, by having resources to help children navigate this new landscape online, where they spend so much of their time. It’s time for difficult conversations to shine light on this hidden topic. This podcast talks openly about child abuse, child sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation and harmful sexual behaviours. Each episode of this series will feature practical insights on how to teach your child safety in the world today. REMINDER: As Denise says in the podcast - Take care when listening. Please contact Lifeline if you need support after listening to this, on 13 1114 or you can call 1800 Respect. GET IN TOUCH This podcast is produced by Nance Haxton with production assistance from Michael Adams. To get in touch with the Daniel Morcombe Foundation about any of the information shared in this podcast, go to: https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://danielmorcombe.com.au/bright-futures/___.YXAxZTpkbWY6YTpvOjZmYTEzZTQyOTgzNzI2ZTRjZTlhM2YwNTNjZjAxYTg5OjY6ZTlkYTpkNjlmZWM2M2I3MjY3MzVkOTlkMmUzOWEwZWVkNDgyNTMwMTJlYzRhNzQ2NTAzN2U4OWMzOWEyZTIwZDQxNWRkOnQ6VA or phone 1300 326 435 CREDITS Host: Nance Haxton With thanks to Stuart Allardyce ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: The Daniel Morcombe Foundation - 1300 326 435 or https://danielmorcombe.com.au/bright-futures/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 27, 202444 min
How to guide your family through the crisis when your child has engaged in harmful sexual behaviours - a case study
This is the 25th episode of Keeping Kids Safe - A Bright Futures podcast by the Daniel Morcombe Foundation, featuring Bruce and Denise Morcombe. Today we’re going to hear from a mother whose child has engaged in harmful sexual behaviours, and the fallout on their family. This mother, who we will call Amy, tells us about the lack of support she continues to feel to this day, and the personal toll from the ongoing consequences of the actions of her son. Amy never imagined that this could happen to her. She was a mother to two young boys, and had spent much of her adult life working towards a good life for her husband and two children. So it was a shock to discover after her marriage broke down, that her son had behaved in a sexually inappropriate way with a young girl. The consequences of that act still reverberate years later. Our host Nance Haxton interviewed Amy about her experience, but we have engaged an actor to voice her words exactly from the transcript, to ensure we give Amy and all those involved anonymity. But her perspective is incredibly valuable, as so many parents in this situation never speak of the experience because of the shame. And because of that silence, we don’t get to learn how to prevent these situations from happening again, or how to better look after all of the victims in these circumstances. We also speak to Toni Cash, the Principal Advisor for Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation at youth services charity yourtown, about her advice to parents who find themselves in a similar situation. All the names have been changed to protect their identities. REMINDER: As Denise says in the podcast - Take care when listening. Please contact Lifeline if you need support after listening to this, on 13 1114 or you can call 1800 Respect. GET IN TOUCH This podcast is produced by Nance Haxton with production assistance from Michael Adams. To get in touch with the Daniel Morcombe Foundation about any of the information shared in this podcast, go to https://danielmorcombe.com.au/bright-futures/ or phone 1300 326 435 CREDITS Host: Nance Haxton With thanks to Amy (not her real name) and Toni Cash ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: The Daniel Morcombe Foundation - 1300 326 435 or https://danielmorcombe.com.au/bright-futures/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 13, 202434 min
Restorative processes around harmful sexual behaviour in children - an international perspective from Christine McCarlie
Christine McCarlie is a Glasgow based social worker who has worked with children displaying harmful sexual behaviours for three decades. She’s seen huge changes in how best to respond in that time, and her expertise is now channeled into co-authoring the AIM Intervention Guidance, which is being taught in Australia and around the world as best practice for how to help children recover. She also provides support to staff working in specialist services and residential and foster care, with her risk management protocols now widely used throughout Scotland. In this episode of Keeping Kids Safe - A Bright Futures podcast for the Daniel Morcombe Foundation - host Nance Haxton goes to Glasgow to speak to Christine about her work. She explains how understanding trauma and responding to the complex needs of children and young people is key to changing their lives, and what Australia can learn from that approach. It’s time for difficult conversations to shine light on this hidden topic. This podcast talks openly about child abuse, child sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation and harmful sexual behaviours. Each episode of this series will feature practical insights on how to teach your child safety in the world today. REMINDER: As Denise says in the podcast - Take care when listening. Please contact Lifeline if you need support after listening to this, on 13 1114 or you can call 1800 Respect. GET IN TOUCH This podcast is produced by Nance Haxton with production assistance from Michael Adams. To get in touch with the Daniel Morcombe Foundation about any of the information shared in this podcast, go to https://danielmorcombe.com.au/bright-futures/ or phone 1300 326 435 CREDITS Host: Nance Haxton With thanks to Christine McCarlie ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: The Daniel Morcombe Foundation - 1300 326 435 or https://danielmorcombe.com.au/bright-futures/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
April 30, 202436 min
Why telling young people to avoid sexting doesn’t work and what to do instead with Giselle Woodley and Lelia Green
This is the 23rd episode of Keeping Kids Safe - A Bright Futures podcast by the Daniel Morcombe Foundation, featuring Bruce and Denise Morcombe. In this episode we’re going to find out why telling our children not to engage in sexting - simply isn’t working. It’s a conversation that many adults dread - talking to the young people in their lives about the dangers of sexting. What is sexting? Young people refer to this more commonly as nudes or dick-pics. It’s creating explicit text messages, or naked or partially naked sexual photos or videos, and then sending them online through an app or from your phone. While the dangers of sexting are well known, and adults think that we have made that clear to children by telling them “just don’t do it”, research from the Edith Cowan University is showing that approach is not working. And that in the same way we teach school children about safe sex, we also need to teach them about safe sexting, because it is now such an omnipresent part of their lives. Researchers Giselle Woodley and Lelia Green conducted extensive interviews with teenagers to find out how and why current messages to simply avoid sexting are failing to hit the mark, despite the legal risks that children know they take by doing it. On this episode of Keeping Kids Safe - A Bright Futures podcast for the Daniel Morcombe Foundation - Giselle and Lelia tell us about the sensitive way they conducted their research, to give teenagers a voice on this complex issue, a voice which so often is not heard. It’s time for difficult conversations to shine light on this hidden topic. This podcast talks openly about child abuse, child sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation and harmful sexual behaviours. Each episode of this series will feature practical insights on how to teach your child safety in the world today. REMINDER: As Denise says in the podcast - Take care when listening. Please contact Lifeline if you need support after listening to this, on 13 1114 or you can call 1800 Respect. GET IN TOUCH This podcast is produced by Nance Haxton with production assistance from Michael Adams. To get in touch with the Daniel Morcombe Foundation about any of the information shared in this podcast, go to https://danielmorcombe.com.au/bright-futures/ or phone 1300 326 435 CREDITS Host: Nance Haxton With thanks to Edith Cowan University researchers Giselle Woodley and Lelia Green ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: The Daniel Morcombe Foundation - 1300 326 435 or https://danielmorcombe.com.au/bright-futures/ https://theconversation.com/we-teach-school-kids-about-safe-sex-we-need-to-teach-safe-sexting-too-224748 https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/issues-and-advice/sending-nudes-sexting https://www.esafety.gov.au/young-people/my-nudes-have-been-shared https://www.esafety.gov.au/report/how-to-report-serious-online-abuse-illegal-restricted-content https://www.accce.gov.au/ https://takeitdown.ncmec.org/ https://raisingchildren.net.au/teens/entertainment-technology/pornography-sexting/sexting-and-teenagers-practical-steps-for-problem-situations See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
April 15, 202450 min
The road to justice and healing with actor and child sexual abuse survivor Madeleine West
This is the 22nd episode of Keeping Kids Safe - A Bright Futures podcast by the Daniel Morcombe Foundation, featuring Bruce and Denise Morcombe. It’s a tragic aspect of child sexual abuse, that often the victim survivors are denied a voice to speak about what happened to them. That in the noise of reporting and researching the prevalence of child sexual abuse, their voice is not heard. Community attitudes, legal restrictions, and outdated attitudes of who is responsible, can leave the person who survived the abuse, feeling blame and guilt for what happened to them. And that leads to silence. And people not realising the extent of the problem throughout all levels of society. Australian actor Madeleine West is on a mission to turn that around. She has bravely told her story of child sexual abuse in multiple media outlets, in print, through audio, and on programs such as 60 Minutes. And she’s hoping that by doing this, she can empower others to tell the truth of what happened to them. So that the shame on victims ends, and is rightly placed on the perpetrator. By doing this Madeleine hopes that awareness is raised, and hopefully prevents other children from becoming victims. Today on Keeping Kids Safe - A Bright Futures podcast for the Daniel Morcombe Foundation - Madeleine West tells us about the turning point that enabled her to tell her story. She also talks about the supports she continues to use to help her cope with the revelations, and what she hopes people who have had similar experiences of child abuse can do to access help, on the long road to justice and healing. As Denise Morcombe says - t’s time for difficult conversations to shine light on this hidden topic. This podcast talks openly about child abuse, child sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation and harmful sexual behaviours. Each episode of this series will feature practical insights on how to teach your child safety in the world today. REMINDER: As Denise says in the podcast - Take care when listening. Please contact Lifeline if you need support after listening to this, on 13 1114 or you can call 1800 Respect. GET IN TOUCH This podcast is produced by Nance Haxton with production assistance from Michael Adams. To get in touch with the Daniel Morcombe Foundation about any of the information shared in this podcast, go to https://danielmorcombe.com.au/bright-futures/ or phone 1300 326 435 CREDITS Host: Nance Haxton With thanks to Madeleine West ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: The Daniel Morcombe Foundation - 1300 326 435 or https://danielmorcombe.com.au/bright-futures/ Predatory Podcast Madeleine West and Gary Jubelin have teamed up to tackle a topic that no one seems to want to talk about, but we have to. People love to talk about true crime, but when it comes to one of the biggest crime problems in the country, we stay silent. We’re talking about child sexual abuse, and we need to all speak up and get this conversation going. Madeleine shares her own powerful story of survival for the first time and Gary shares his experiences hunting down predators as a homicide detective. The pair are sitting down with survivors, experts and those working on the frontlines to combat this problem to bring you the best information possible to keep your kids safe. 6 part series - Predatory on Apple Podcasts Restart Podcast Two years ago, Madeleine West hit restart on her life. She packed up her life in Melbourne and moved to Byron Bay, split up with her partner of 15 years and the father of her six kids and she started life again. And now she wants to find out why and how women from across the country are restarting their lives. For 10 weeks, Restart will look into why more and more women are pressing refresh on their lives, and how the hell they’ve done it. From divorce to health, to appearance, to career, to sex. Restart, it’s never too late to change everything. Restart (mamamia.com.au) 60 minutes interview aired in February 2024 https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=madeleine+west+60+minutes&mid=7A4DA1D29FC27139843C7A4DA1D29FC27139843C&FORM=VIRE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
April 2, 202430 min
The hidden dangers to children in online gaming with Dr Dennis Desmond
This is the 21st episode of Keeping Kids Safe - A Bright Futures podcast by the Daniel Morcombe Foundation, featuring Bruce and Denise Morcombe. In this episode we’re going to find out how a former counterintelligence special agent for the US Army and the FBI is now using his diverse investigative skills to crack down on cyber crime - including the criminals targeting children online. Dr Dennis Desmond specialises in international and state sponsored cyber threats - and his research is finding that the processes used by criminals to launder cryptocurrencies on the dark net are now being used increasingly for online child abuse. He tells us how platforms such as Reddit and Twitch are being used to groom and recruit young people into criminal underworlds and even terrorist groups, and what parents should do about this dangerous trend. That includes the danger signs parents should look out for and what strategies they can use to counter this, particularly - as he describes it - how parents should actively become their child’s first line of defence. It’s time for difficult conversations to shine light on this hidden topic. This podcast talks openly about child abuse, child sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation and harmful sexual behaviours. Each episode of this series will feature practical insights on how to teach your child safety in the world today. REMINDER: As Denise says in the podcast - Take care when listening. Please contact Lifeline if you need support after listening to this, on 13 1114 or you can call 1800 Respect. GET IN TOUCH This podcast is produced by Nance Haxton with production assistance from Michael Adams. To get in touch with the Daniel Morcombe Foundation about any of the information shared in this podcast, go to https://danielmorcombe.com.au/bright-futures/ or phone 1300 326 435 CREDITS Host: Nance Haxton With thanks to Dr Dennis Desmond ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: The Daniel Morcombe Foundation - 1300 326 435 or https://danielmorcombe.com.au/bright-futures/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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