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As a midwife and lactation consultant for more than 15 years, Marie Hobden has supported countless women through pregnancy.
Sue discusses why it’s so important for partners and family to support women to have an alcohol-free pregnancy.
Carolyn Perlini ran in the HBF Run for a Reason in Perth last May in honour of her cousin Simon
The online world is a predatory marketing minefield but there are currently no protections for children and young people.
Jenny stopped drinking alcohol before she started trying for a baby, because she knew it was best for her health, and her baby’s health.
We were not just talking, we were committed to pulling together tangible actions to prevent harm to women and children.
Ask any woman if she would cross the street to avoid a drunk and aggressive man, and the answer would be unequivocally yes.
After almost 14 years of sobriety, James shares his experience of navigating pervasive drinking culture and how he decided to cut out alcohol altogether.
One of the hardest things about experiencing violence is being robbed of your voice. When your safety is threatened and you’re forced into silence, there’s nobody to speak up for you or your children. But this week, it feels like we are finally being heard.
This article was originally published on Women’s Agenda. About ten years ago I was at Parliament House in Canberra for meetings. At the time, I
If governments are going to prevent family violence, we need to ensure that better regulating alcohol is part of the suite of measures that are
You may know that in order to sustain good heart health, you need to be mindful of how much red meat you eat, limit your
Accessibility and availability of alcohol is closely linked to violence. Yet it wasn’t mentioned once following the National Cabinet meeting last week.
Midwives play one of the most important roles in providing support and care to women who are pregnant, and in the early stages of breastfeeding.
Vanessa shares her experience and discusses the role parents and carers can play in supporting young people with FASD.
A new survey found more than 6 million Australians drink alcohol at high-risk levels, and many in our community support measures to reduce harm.
Learning from 50 years of Aboriginal Alcohol Programs, looks back over half a century on actions taken to prevent or reduce alcohol-related harm in Aboriginal communities, Nicole Hewlett writes.
Since Rachel’s son Dylan passed away at 26, she has ensured his legacy will inform real action to help others facing alcohol harms.
When Alex Bagnara boarded a plane with her longtime friend, she could never have imagined she would fly home next to an empty seat.
As the ways we use technology have changed, alcohol companies have developed new approaches to marketing their harmful products online.
On this International Women’s Day, we are looking back on some of the candid conversations we’ve had with these amazing women – and the change they are creating.
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