And then life is happy ever after. Sometimes it does and sometimes dreams do not come true. One year ago Natak Vihar, a community theater produced by the Australasian Centre for Human Rights and Health, written by 20 volunteers of South Asian communities was performed by the same volunteer actors in front of the same […]
Continue readingThree dangerous words in Melbourne
A woman told me she was pregnant 2 years back with her baby girl – now a cute 2 years toddler. She said she had an ultrasound by her doctor. She is a modern educated woman and she had no interest in finding out the sex of the baby. But he demanded to know the sex. […]
Continue readingDomestic violence causes mental ill-health and poor physical health
Parvathi (not her real name) fainted at work and was taken to the Hospital Emergency. She was suffering severe palpitations, pain in chest, inability to breathe and she thought she was dying. She was diagnosed as suffering Panic Attacks. She had more admissions to the Hospital with Panic Attacks. She was referred to consult me. […]
Continue readingSt Kevin’s Boys Focus on Family Violence
While the discussion continues over whether to introduce respectful relations classes into Victorian schools, one Melbourne boys school decided to make respectful relationships its year-long focus of 2015. Students from St Kevin’s College in Melbourne organised briefings, assembly talks and a lunch-time forum to begin to educate staff and boys about family violence and what […]
Continue readingACHRH National Anti Dowry Summit
On the 14th of December 2016, ACHRH convened the first ever national summit to address dowry related violence in Australia. The forum brought together a diverse group of community stakeholders concerned with domestic violence – medical professionals, members of the legal fraternity, members of parliament, policy advisers, business leaders, journalists, not for profit organisations, academics […]
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