1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: Our real change of pace because it's Sexual Assault Awareness 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: Month and there's a walk plant for this weekend. It's 3 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:11,480 Speaker 1: aiming to educate people about preventing verbal and physical abuse 4 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: as well as exploitation online and where to go for 5 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: help if you've experienced it. Now joining me on the 6 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: line to tell us a little bit more is Sexual 7 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: Assault Referral Center, Darwin Manager, Prudence Boiler. 8 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 2: Good morning to you, Prudence. 9 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 3: Good morning Katie. 10 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: Thanks so much for your time this morning. Prudence, firstly, 11 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: having me no problem. Now, firstly tell us a bit 12 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: more about this walk on Saturday. 13 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:41,239 Speaker 4: So we're going to be walking down at Nightcliff, so 14 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:46,199 Speaker 4: from the Nightcliff swimming Pool to the Sunrise Park. So 15 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 4: it's quite a sunset park, sorry, Katie. It's quite a 16 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 4: nice gentle stroll and with this beautiful weather we're having 17 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 4: at the moment, I think it couldn't be more perfect. 18 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 4: We are hoping that as many people will come out 19 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 4: and join us on our walk to show their support 20 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 4: and take a nice short walk on the beautiful foreshore 21 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 4: and whilst also helping to get victims and survivors a voice. 22 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: And it sounds like it's going to be a really 23 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: great thing to do. It's obviously part of Sexual Assault 24 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: Awareness Month as well, isn't it. 25 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:25,680 Speaker 4: It is definitely yes, what message sexual Assault Awareness Month 26 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 4: through run throughout April, and it gives us the opportunity 27 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 4: to help increase public awareness about sexual assault and abuse 28 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 4: and also raise the issues regarding consents. 29 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, this is a thing. 30 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 1: It is, you know, like it's something that everybody needs 31 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:44,039 Speaker 1: to be aware of, but I think, you know, for 32 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:47,199 Speaker 1: those of us raising daughters and little boys, it's something 33 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 1: that's really important I think to sort of be teaching 34 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: our young ones coming up. 35 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 3: I totally agree. 36 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 4: And part of what we're hoping to do is start 37 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 4: the conversations around the taboos and myths that surrounds that 38 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 4: assault to stop a lot of and also stop a 39 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 4: lot of victims from accessing the support they need. And 40 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 4: we need having conversations with our children and for me, 41 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 4: my grandchildren as early as possible around cyber safety, respectful relationships, 42 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 4: protective behaviors, and we also need to start calling out 43 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 4: bad behaviors when it's face to be able to do that. 44 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what, isn't the online stuff just a 45 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 1: bit of a mind field these days? 46 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 3: I really as an older woman. 47 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 4: I feel very sorry for my daughter and other parents 48 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 4: in this day and age where it's so easy for 49 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:41,799 Speaker 4: children to be accessing things, you know, very bad images 50 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 4: online and it's really taking a real downward spiral. 51 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 3: At the moment. It's really quite out of control. 52 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, I have the parents to. 53 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 3: Be able to manage that. 54 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 4: They can put locks on, but then they have access 55 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 4: to computers you know, at other people's. 56 00:02:56,600 --> 00:03:00,359 Speaker 3: Homes or phone. Yeah, it's a very tricky space work 57 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:00,519 Speaker 3: in that. 58 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, you're spot on and not only you know, being 59 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 1: able to access stuff, but you know, but people sharing 60 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 1: images as well that you know that others haven't consented to, 61 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:11,640 Speaker 1: and all sorts of stuff. 62 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, definitely, that's really on the increase at the moment. 63 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 4: And I don't actually think children are aware that, you know, 64 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 4: if there's a naked image taken of them or you know, 65 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 4: our youth, that spreads like wildfire, it doesn't just stay 66 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 4: with that one person. Once that's been put up on 67 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 4: any of our apps, the multitude of apps, then. 68 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:33,799 Speaker 3: You know a lot of people can access that. It's 69 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 3: really quite sad actually the damage that it can cause. 70 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, now tell me how do you actually define sexual 71 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: assault and what support is out there for people who've 72 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 1: experienced it. 73 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 4: I think that there's the word we normally try to 74 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 4: use is sexual violence because it's such a broad term. 75 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 3: Sexual assault is actually. 76 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 4: A part of that, and it's any unwanted or inappropriate touching. 77 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 4: But there's also the cyber safety, there's drug facilitated sexual assault, 78 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 4: child abuse, sexual harassment that we see in the workplace 79 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 4: and in the homes. 80 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 3: So it's a very broad. 81 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 4: Definition and it actually is different for every state. 82 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 3: And territory, which in itself is a little bit sad. 83 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 4: It'd be nice to have that overarching definition of what 84 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 4: sexual abuse is. But yeah, it's really about any inappropriate, 85 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:31,720 Speaker 4: unwanted touching where there is not consent from that person 86 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 4: to have that touching occur. So sometimes that can be 87 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 4: on the outside of your clothing, you know, someone touching 88 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 4: your breast or another part of your private private parts. 89 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:43,480 Speaker 4: So it's a very broad terminology. 90 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:48,559 Speaker 1: Now, prudence tell us, can anyone access SUCK and those 91 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:51,159 Speaker 1: services and does it cost people anything? 92 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 4: No, it's a free confidential service part of the Department 93 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 4: of Health, but also we are a part of the 94 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 4: Royal Darwin Hospital and we have it's open to everyone 95 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 4: everyone can come to our service. So I know some 96 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 4: people get concerned that they don't have a Medicare card, 97 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:12,599 Speaker 4: or they don't have a visa appropriate visa. All of 98 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 4: those things worry clients, but our client you don't have 99 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 4: to have any of. 100 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:18,280 Speaker 3: Those things to come to us. 101 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 4: You know, you just need to make one phone call 102 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 4: and someone will be at the end of that phone 103 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 4: to answer any questions. 104 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 3: You have to listen, support and advocate for you. So yeah, 105 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:32,160 Speaker 3: there is no limit to. 106 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 4: How many counseling sessions that our counselors give long term, 107 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 4: and we also have an after hours crisis response service, 108 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:43,719 Speaker 4: so that's a twenty four hour response to acute sexual assault. 109 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 4: But we also see people for historical sexual assault as well, 110 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 4: so that's for a forensic, medical, medical management, or counseling. 111 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:57,600 Speaker 1: It's such important work, it really is. Are those services 112 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 1: unique to the Northern Territory the SAKA. Are we the 113 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 1: only place around Australia that has that or does everybody? 114 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: Every state and territory have those similar services. 115 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,279 Speaker 3: Every state in territory has similar services. 116 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,040 Speaker 4: I think what makes our service unique is that we 117 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 4: see adults and children within the same complex and we 118 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 4: have counseling and medical services in the one complex. Yeah, 119 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:24,799 Speaker 4: but that's fairly unique to the territory. That's part of Alice. 120 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 4: Springs have the same service, and we have other services 121 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 4: in Catherine and Tenant Creek where counseling is available and 122 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:36,280 Speaker 4: we are working on improving the medical. 123 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 3: Side of those services. 124 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:42,040 Speaker 4: So we also in goths now have some very skilled, 125 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 4: trained doctors working in the hospital that will see adult clients, 126 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 4: and we do in Catherine as well, just so that 127 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:51,479 Speaker 4: people don't have to travel such long distances to get 128 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:53,280 Speaker 4: the appropriate treatment that they need. 129 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 2: It's so important, isn't it. 130 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 1: You know you can't like you can't you can't determine 131 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: we're serious, incidents are going to happen. It is so 132 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:04,280 Speaker 1: important that people are able to access those services no 133 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:05,279 Speaker 1: matter where they are. 134 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 2: Prudence, can you tell us before I let you go 135 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 2: this morning? 136 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:12,840 Speaker 1: Just going back to that walk, how can people take part? 137 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 4: They just need to turn up if they can wear 138 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 4: till or we have chill ribbons that will be handing out. 139 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 4: But if people have any anything with chill, which is 140 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 4: the color of Sexual Assault Awareness Months, that would be great. Yeah, 141 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 4: And if they turn up, we do have some placards. 142 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 4: It's going to be a very quiet walk and just 143 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 4: the stroll through the park, so hopefully it's not going 144 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 4: to be too confrontational for anyone that comes. And please 145 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 4: bring your husband's wives, children, grandchildren. Yeah, it would just 146 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 4: be a nice, gentle walk through the park. 147 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 2: Prudence. I really appreciate your time this morning. 148 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 1: I know it is such a serious issue, but it 149 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: is one that we do need to speak about and 150 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 1: one that we do need to make sure that you 151 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: know that victims are aware of the supports that are 152 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: available to them out there. So I really appreciate your 153 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:01,240 Speaker 1: in a chat with me this morning. 154 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 3: Thank you very much for having me on. I really 155 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 3: appreciate the time to be able to talk. 156 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 2: Thank you, Pruden.