Supporting Young People to Understand Affirmative Consent Program (2022 - 2025)
Yeah, Nah is one of the 13 projects created as part of the Supporting Young People to Understand Affirmative Consent (SYPTUAC) Program. The SYPTUAC program aims to empower and educate young people and their key influencers to strengthen their understanding of affirmative consent and healthy relationships.
Yeah, Nah
Developed by Youth Affairs Council Australia (YACVic)
Yeah, Nah: Affirmative Consent Education is a Youth Affairs Council Victoria (YACVic) workshop which aims to build the capacity of young people to understand the new Affirmative Consent legislation introduced by the Victorian Government.
It was developed in the Mallee by young people, for young people. It is now available for statewide delivery.
Topics we cover:
What is Consent?
The Affirmative Consent model
Age of Consent
Taking care of yourself and other people
Identifying power dynamics
The workshop can be adapted to be age appropriate, culturally safe and relevant to the young people that it's being delivered to.
For more info, video resources and to book training see yacvic.org.au/yeah-nah
Youthlaw
Informed and Empowered
A project that aims to inform and empower young people to make informed decisions in personal and intimate relationships. It also developed education for professionals working with those young people. With a strong focus on new sexual consent laws and safety, the project includes a combination of interative online and in-person workshops, webinar and resources.
Australian Childhood Foundation
When Yes Means YES
An on-demand course designed to build the skills and confidence of foster and kinship carers to talk with young people in their care about non-sexual consent and affirmative sexual consent. The two courses were developed jointly with carers and young people.
Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights
Why Yes Matters
A project designed to raise awareness and understanding of affirmative consent and sexual violence prevention within newly arrived and migrant Muslim communities across Melbourne. It focuses on empowering young people and their families.
The Supporting Young People to Understand Affirmative Consent Program is supported by the Victorian Government.
Accessing sexual violence support
If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, there are specialist sexual assault services across Victoria that provide free and confidential counselling and advocacy support for people of all ages.
You can find your local service by using the Specialist Sexual Assault Service Map.
If you have experienced a recent sexual assault, you can call the Sexual Assault Crisis Line (SACL) on 1800 806 292.
SACL operates between 5pm - 9am on weeknights and throughout weekends and public holidays. During office hours, the line will divert to your local specialist sexual assault service.
