In this episode of How Can I Help, we look at what you can do if someone you know is experiencing gambling harm.

We speak with Anna Bardsley about her experience of gambling, and hear from David McAnalen from Relationships Australia Queensland about what we can do. 

You can read a transcript of this episode here.

There are a wide range of resources available for anyone affected by gambling across Australia. These services are open to people with a gambling addiction, as well as their friends and families. 

For more information visit www.gamblinghelponline.org.au or call 1800 858 858 for free support.

For more information about Relationships Australia Queensland visit www.raq.org.au

You can find out more about the work of the Alliance for Gambling Reform at www.pokiesplayyou.org.au

Visit Three Sides of the Coin - Theatre for Change to find out more about the ​​book and theatre work Anna refers to in her interview.

This podcast is not going to solve the world’s problems. But it might give some of us the tools we need to help make the world a better place.

Find out more at probonoaustralia.com.au/how-can-i-help/.

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In this episode of How Can I Help? we get advice on what to do if you think someone you know is experiencing an eating disorder.

We speak with Korey Baruta, about her experience of anorexia nervosa. We also hear from Danni Rowlands, the national manager of prevention services at the Butterfly Foundation, to find out the best ways to help.

You can read a transcript of this episode here.

If you or someone you know is in crisis please contact emergency services on 000, or call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or the Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800.

If you need help or support for an eating disorder or body image issue, please call Butterfly’s National Helpline on 1800 334 673, or email support@butterfly.org.au.

You can find more information about how to support both yourself and your loved one at the Butterfly Foundation website. 

How Can I Help? Is a podcast for people who want to help, but don’t know where to start.

Hosted by Pro Bono News editor Wendy Williams, the six-part series features conversations with people with lived experience and experts in the field on what we can do to help in situations that we might encounter at some point in our lives  – whether that’s when you see someone sleeping rough, if you think a friend or colleague is in an abusive relationship, or if a family member is suffering from depression. 

Find out more at probonoaustralia.com.au/how-can-i-help/.

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In this episode of How Can I Help? we look at the ways we can engage with the issue of racism in Australia. That includes calling it out when you see it, but also doing work on yourself.

We speak with Neha Madhok, national director of Democracy in Colour, and Dominic Guerrera, a Ngarrindjeri person who works as an Aboriginal health educator and student support officer, and is also a poet, podcaster and writer.  

You can read a transcript of this episode here.

For more information about the work of Democracy in Colour, visit democracyincolor.org.

Below are some other resources that you may find helpful:

Books

• Decolonizing Solidarity by Clare Land
• Talkin' Up to the White Woman by Aileen Moreton-Robinson  
• Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe
• White Tears / Brown Scars by Ruby Hamad

Podcasts

• Pretty for an Aboriginal
• Debutante: Race, Resistance and Girl Power
• Roots with South Asian Today
• Still Processing

Articles

• ‘If you don’t include all voices, you don’t get the truth’ (Women’s Agenda) by Jan Fran
• How white women use strategic tears (Guardian Australia) by Ruby Hamad

Distribute your money

• Pay the rent (Victoria)
• Seed Mob 
• Change the Record
• NATSILS
• Original Power
• Democracy in Colour's Solidarity Network

How Can I Help? Is a podcast for people who want to help, but don’t know where to start.

Hosted by Pro Bono News editor Wendy Williams, the six-part series features conversations with people with lived experience and experts in the field on what we can do to help in situations that we might encounter at some point in our lives  – whether that’s when you see someone sleeping rough, if you think a friend or colleague is in an abusive relationship, or if a family member is suffering from depression. 

Find out more at probonoaustralia.com.au/how-can-i-help/.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.