Building Trust – Domestic Abuse and Youth Homelessness
Building Trust – Domestic Abuse and Youth Homelessness is aimed at school faculties, organisations and community groups who work with youth. Focuses on strategies that help students at risk of domestic abuse and homelessness through lived experience.
Matt Vapor shares his experiences of domestic abuse and how this disrupted his education. Matt also explains issues surrounding his behaviour in school and how teacher’s interactions reinforced his issues within himself.
Aims
Outline how educational outcomes are linked to domestic circumtances
Describe mental processes of disengaged youth
Provide alternative strategies when approaching disengaged youth
Describe the long-lasting effects of domestic abuse, educational disengagement and homelessness
This talk contains the following topics:
Domestic Abuse
Domestic Violence
School Violence
Educational Disadvantage
Educational Disconnection
Homelessness
Mental Health
Suicide
Audience:
Youth Workers
Community Development
Teachers
Education Assistants
Educators
Education Administrators
