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Mobile Phones + Safety

Season 1, Ep. 4

In this episode, we’ll hear from Ashton, the found of DV Safe Phone, a charity providing much-needed mobile phones to agencies supporting people in domestic violence situations. Have a listen to see how you can get involved.


You’ll also hear from Carolyn, the manager of the eSafety Commissioner’s Women's Program. Her team provides a wide range of resources and training focused on preventing technology-facilitated abuse of women. We talked about the role of the Commission and what tech-facilitated abuse means.


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