Between June - July 2020, BRISSC is undertaking a service evaluation to understand the impact of our service on the lives of survivors and the broader community. BRISSC services have expanded in the last 5 years to now include offices in Woolloongabba (Women’s House), Inala and...
BRISSC would like to invite women survivors, allies and activists and people who like to make art to put in their expressions of interest to participate and/or exhibit in our community art exhibition. Art can open a different pathway to express and share your stories in...
BRISSC is please to announce that we are running a virtual support group on Monday evenings from 6.00pm-7.30pm, commencing Monday the 1st of June until the 20th of July. The virtual group will use Zoom as our online platform. This group has been designed as a...
Wow, what a time of change and uncertainty we are experiencing together! Like many people right now, you might be feeling pretty isolated and stressed. Human beings are not meant to endure challenges like this alone so here at BRISSC we are looking at creative...
Qld Police have developed an alternative online/SMS option to report DV for persons isolated or restricted due to COVID-19. Important information about the process: 1. This option requires pre-registration by the identified person via an online registration form, available on the QPS website: https://www.police.qld.gov.au/…/message-service-for-deaf-he… 2. Once registered, the person...
In light of COVID-19, BRISSC service centres will be temporarily closed. We will continue providing regular support via phone, email and zoom during this time. We acknowledge this time may be especially difficult for survivors and we remain committed to offering regular, quality support. ***PLEASE NOTE***...
Celebrate International Women's Day 2020 by joining BRISSC for an afternoon of banner-painting on March 4th. The workshop will run between 1pm-4.30pm. You are welcome to attend Women's House from 12.30pm for community lunch. See the flyer below for further details. ...
BRISSC is hiring casual support workers. Find the position description and recruitment package here: https://www.ethicaljobs.com.au/members/brissc/support-worker Applications close 9am March 2nd, 2020....
The Australian Government will today commence a public consultation process to inform the design of the National Centre for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse (the National Centre). The establishment of a National Centre was a recommendation (9.9) of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to...
BRISSC is pleased to announce our first support group of 2020, Embrace. Initially run in 2019, Embrace is a support group that focuses on sex and intimacy for survivors of sexual violence. Using a feminist framework for understanding sexual violence, Embrace draws on embodiment techniques to...