A couple are arguing. Their voices are raised. Someone’s being accused of flirting with a member of the opposite sex. The accusation is denied, but the argument only gets more heated. The aggressor demands their partner hands over their phone, so that that they can check their text messages. When...

Children are often the overlooked and forgotten victims of domestic abuse. Powerless in a situation where one partner is abusing another, they feel frightened and vulnerable with no voice. Shocking findings of a recent study show that children are present during 85% to 90% of all domestic abuse incidents. And...

Everyone should be able to enjoy a night out without being attacked but, in reality, we all know that things aren’t so straight forward. Whether you’re at a party, your local or in town clubbing, it’s important to keep your wits about you. Even though you’re not looking for a...

The relationship between youth violence and alcohol no longer is up for debate: we know, for a fact, that alcohol plays a CAUSAL role in violent crime, particularly amongst young Australians. What’s left now is to find solutions to this growing problem. One potential solution that has been receiving significant...

We hear a lot about alcohol-related violence in the media, but very little time is spent on another important alcohol issue: drink spiking. Drink spiking occurs when a mind-altering drug is added to somebody’s drink without his or her knowledge. The most commonly used drink spiking drugs are GHB and...