Domestic Violence in Retail: Recent Episodes
National Retail Association
The National Retail Association has teamed up with the Queensland Government to deliver a series of podcasts with experts on domestic and family violence, and key retailers talking about their experience.
Senior Constable Ben Bjarnesen, is a DVConnect Board Member and recently founded LGBTI Domestic Violence Awareness Day. He has also completed a Churchill Fellowship where he researched how police can enhance their response to domestic violence in the LGBTI community.Guest host, the National Retail Association's own Thomas Parer, discusses the issue of domestic and family violence and the panoply of different insight's Ben has about regional and vulnerable communities.
National Retail Association CEO Dominique Lamb is joined by Angela Lynch, CEO of the Women's Legal Service Queensland. The Women's Legal Service provides support to women and children facing physical, emotional, psychological, financial or sexual violence. Angela discusses what employers need to know when faced with a disclosure in the workplace.
National Retail Association CEO Dominique Lamb is joined by Katie Biddlestone of the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association. Katie is the National Women's Officer of the union, and has had experience providing support and training to members in the workplace. Whether it's providing assistance to a young person experiencing family violence, or navigating intervention orders between employees, she has a wealth of knowledge to share.