Lunch & Learn will continue to be delivered as free sessions throughout 2025 to strengthen the practice skills and confidence of professionals to safely and effectively respond to family violence.

Please join us for our next Lunch and Learn: Strangulation, Sexual Choking, and Brain Injury.
This session will be delivered by Jackie McMillan, Senior Project Officer at It Left No Marks and Women’s Health NSW who will speak to the latest research on non-fatal strangulation (NFS), sexual choking, and their link to acquired brain injury (ABI) in the context of domestic, family, and sexual violence.

This session explores the physiological impacts, warning signs, and the growing normalisation of strangulation and sexual choking, alongside practical considerations for identifying and responding to those affected.

Under the MARAM framework, non-fatal strangulation is recognised as a serious red flag for the risk of homicide in family violence cases. This session equips practitioners with knowledge and insights to better identify risks and respond with confidence.

Following a presentation, participants will have the opportunity engage in a Q&A to unpack how this applies to practice.

Who should attend?

Designed for both specialist and non-specialist family violence practitioners under MARAM, with particular focus on professionals who may want to learn more about navigating family violence risk in their roles.

Please register by Monday 8 September to attend. We look forward to seeing you there!

Further Information about the Lunch & Learn:

This session is booked out. What should I do now?
We encourage you to add your name to the waiting list. If a place becomes available, you will receive an email inviting you to register. Please note, you will have a limited time to respond to this offer before the place is offered to the next person on the waiting list.

How does NIFVS use my contact information?
We will add your contact details to the NIFVS mailing list. This will mean you will receive the monthly NIFVS eNews and information about upcoming professional development opportunities. If you would prefer not to receive this information, please us know at info@whin.org.au.

Where will I find the link to join the session?
The Zoom link will be emailed to you once you complete the registration process.

Will the session be recorded?
Unfortunately we are unable to record the Lunch & Learn session. All practitioners are encouraged to participate on the day of the session.

Lunch & Learn sessions are informed by your input. You can fill out this 5 minute survey to have your say on future sessions.

Acknowledgment of Country

The Northern Integrated Family Violence Services acknowledges Victorian Aboriginal people as the Traditional Owners of the land on which we provide our services – the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation – and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. NIFVS acknowledges that Aboriginal sovereignty was never ceded and expresses hope for justice and reconciliation.