Schools having 'vital' discussions with boys to prevent gendered violence
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Schools having 'vital' discussions with boys to prevent gendered violence

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Leading Senior Constable Clare Kane watches as a cohort of teenage boys at St Patrick's College in Ballarat run and play on a football field. "When these young men hear about the statistics about violence against women in particular, they're actually quite shocked and disappointed," Leading Senior Constable Kane says. " Leading Senior Constable Kane is part of a program organised by Ballarat Community Health that visits local schools to discuss respectful relationships, mental health, compassion, mateship and empathy. In a St Patrick's College classroom, a cohort of year eight students are passionate and vocal, proffering enthusiastic answers about terms such as "consent", "toxic masculinity", and "gendered violence". Strong female role models St Patrick's College acting deputy principal Carol Roberts says the school wanted to participate in the gendered violence prevention program to push against unhealthy stereotypes of masculinity and ensure the students knew to seek help.

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