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FOCUSING ON THE INVISIBLE

The unseen impacts of youth violence

With Dr Ben Lohmeyer

When we think of youth violence, we might think of school bullying or youth ‘gangs’. But Flinders University researcher Dr Ben Lohmeyer steps back from these eye-catching behaviours to uncover where violence is an invisible and accepted part of Australian society.

Hear from Dr Ben Lohmeyer who explores the concept of invisible violence and its impact on the lives of our young people. Are violent movies and video games really corrupting young people's minds? What are other less visible ways that young people are being exposed to power inequalities and violence? Is being a young person harder today than it was 20 years ago?

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Dr Ben Lohmeyer

Ben is a researcher in youth violence and a lecturer in social work in the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work at Flinders. Before his academic career, Ben was a youth worker in the non-government sector, working with young people around issues of violence and justice in alternative education and accommodation. He is a now an early career researcher and member of the Flinders Social Work Innovation Research Living Space (SWIRLS), a leading national social work research centre.

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