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This seminar was held on 14 October 2019 at Tāmaki Campus, University of Auckland.
Presenter
Amna Abdullatif is Children and Young People’s Officer, Women’s Aid, UK.
Amna led the Safer Futures project at Women’s Aid, which aims to promote and support the education of young people about domestic violence and healthy relationships. Safer Future introduces the Expect Respect toolkit for schools and teachers to enable them to talk about domestic violence with students.
Amna is a local politician in the UK, a campaigner and activist for women’s rights with interest in foreign policy and its impact on women, specifically the Middle East and North Africa. Amna currently runs trainings to support specialists working with pregnant women and children impacted by domestic abuse. She is a community psychologist who has worked with communities, children and women for over 14 years.
Amna shared her experiences and learnings from her work in the UK.
Amna was hosted in New Zealand by Presbyterian Support Northern.
Related resources
The Expect Respect Educational Toolkit
Lesson plans for teachers on domestic violence, developed by Women's Aid for schools in England. Can also be used by other professionals working with children and young people in a variety of settings.
Change that lasts
An approach to working with survivors that "places the survivor at the heart and builds responses around her needs and the strengths and resources available to her." Includes infographics based on the true stories of survivors and the economic costs, contrasted with "what could have been" with a needs-led intervention. Developed by Women’s Aid in consultation with survivors.
LoveRespect
A website providing information about healthy and unhealthy relationships and abuse for young people. Developed by Women's Aid.
The 7 relationship red flags you need to know
Young Adult author Holly Bourne discusses 7 relationship red flags: "These kind of behaviours are not loving, they are controlling."
Supporting women and babies after domestic abuse
A toolkit designed for women working in specialist domestic abuse services who are working with pregnant women and women with very young children. Designed by Women’s Aid together with Sterling University.