This HealthEd podcast, which was produced as part of the Pathways Project, features Dr Ellie Freedman from NSW Health Prevention and Response to Violence Abuse and Neglect (PARVAN). In the podcast, Dr Freedman talks healthcare providers through patient-led responses for presentations of acute sexual assault. It emphasises the importance of identifying and managing a patient’s…
In November 2024, The Lismore App ran an article about sexual choking. It focuses on the work of Lismore Women’s Health & Resource Centre (LWHRC) addressing both strangulation and sexual choking. This article will be useful to women engaging in sexual choking, as well as service providers and healthcare providers working with women who may be…
In November 2024, Missing Perspectives ran a piece on the intersection between strangulation and sexual choking. Using lived expertise, writer Lena Mountford explored this complex intersection to ask whether consensual sexual choking is a pathway to experiencing strangulation as a form of domestic and family violence. This article will be useful to women engaging in…
This podcast episode is from The Cocoon: A safe place for victims and survivors of sexual trauma put out by The Blue Butterfly Institute. The host, Ruby Mikolaitis, sits down with Jackie McMillan, a Senior Project Officer at Women’s Health NSW, to explore the growing trend of erotic strangulation. This podcast will be useful to…
In September 2024, The Guardian ran a media article entitled, ‘I think it’s natural’: why has sexual choking become so prevalent among young people? This article, by Jane Hone, discusses new Australian research on sexual choking which shows it is on the rise with young people, and includes lived expertise from people who engage in…