In this introductory episode we do a deeper dive into the work that we do at ESU and the trends we see in our client base, usually in response to world events. We chat with Dr Kristy Campion from Charles Sturt University on emerging ideologies in Australia and how the focus today is on youth. Young people are increasingly vulnerable to engaging in violent extremism and our own referrals are getting younger and younger. We recently engaged Kristy to do some research on our young client base to see if they could draw any conclusions on the susceptibility nexus for young people’s engagement in violent extremism.

You can find our support services here or contact Step Together for further information

FURTHER LINKS RELATING TO THIS EPISODE
Spot the signs
Push and pull factors in violent extremism
About Kristy Campion
Neurodivergence and extremism.
Trauma, Adversity & Violent Extremism: A Systematic Review
Mental Health and Violent Extremism  Podcast
How young, vulnerable people get radicalised 

In this introductory episode we do a deeper dive into the work that we do at ESU and the trends we see in our client base, usually in response to world events. We chat with Dr Kristy Campion from Charles Sturt University on emerging ideologies in Australia and how the focus today is on youth. Young people are increasingly vulnerable to engaging in violent extremism and our own referrals are getting younger and younger. We recently engaged Kristy to do some research on our young client base to see if they could draw any conclusions on the susceptibility nexus for young people’s engagement in violent extremism.
You can find our <a href="https://steptogether.nsw.gov.au/contact-us/support-services.html">support services here</a> or <a href="s://steptogether.nsw.gov.au/contact-us.html">contact Step Together</a> for further information
FURTHER LINKS RELATING TO THIS EPISODE
<ul>
<li><a href="https://steptogether.nsw.gov.au/spot-the-signs.html">Spot the signs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://steptogether.nsw.gov.au/violent-extremism/push-and-pull-factors-in-violent-extremism.html">Push and pull factors in violent extremism</a></li>
<li><a href="https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/kristy-campion">About Kristy Campion</a></li>
<li><a href="https://crestresearch.ac.uk/comment/neurodivergence-and-extremism-considerations-for-practice/#:~:text=Existing%20research%20does%20not%20indicate,within%20extremist%20populations%20are%20neurodivergent">Neurodivergence and extremism.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/trauma-adversity-violent-extremism-systematic-review/">Trauma, Adversity &amp; Violent Extremism: A Systematic Review</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0013swk">Mental Health and Violent Extremism  Podcast</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-26/how-do-young-people-get-radicalised/103763418">How young, vulnerable people get radicalised </a></li>
</ul>

This podcast series focussed on violent extremism has been developed as a means of providing listeners with some thought-provoking topics within this context, personal insights and journeys, as well as helpful information that could assist someone who is vulnerable to being involved in violent extremism. Hosted by the NSW CVE Engagement and Support Unit, the series aims to support and educate local community, stakeholders and practitioners and raise awareness of the complex factors and vulnerabilities that contribute to these ideologies. We promote public education, awareness and community resilience and help combat stigma, stereotyping, messaging and mis and disinformation. 

Learn more – www.steptogether.nsw.gov.au

This podcast series focussed on violent extremism has been developed as a means of providing listeners with some thought-provoking topics within this context, personal insights and journeys, as well as helpful information that could assist someone who is vulnerable to being involved in violent extremism. Hosted by the NSW CVE Engagement and Support Unit, the series aims to support and educate local community, stakeholders and practitioners and raise awareness of the complex factors and vulnerabilities that contribute to these ideologies. We promote public education, awareness and community resilience and help combat stigma, stereotyping, messaging and mis and disinformation. 
Learn more &ndash; <a href="http://www.steptogether.nsw.gov.au/">www.steptogether.nsw.gov.au</a>

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This podcast series focussed on violent extremism has been developed as a means of providing listeners with some thought-provoking topics within this context, personal insights and journeys, as well as helpful information that could assist someone who is vulnerable to being involved in violent extremism. Hosted by the NSW CVE Engagement and Support Unit, the series aims to support and educate local community, stakeholders and practitioners and raise awareness of the complex factors and vulnerabilities that contribute to these ideologies. We promote public education, awareness and community resilience and help combat stigma, stereotyping, messaging and mis and disinformation. 

Learn more – www.steptogether.nsw.gov.au.

This podcast series focussed on violent extremism has been developed as a means of providing listeners with some thought-provoking topics within this context, personal insights and journeys, as well as helpful information that could assist someone who is vulnerable to being involved in violent extremism. Hosted by the NSW CVE Engagement and Support Unit, the series aims to support and educate local community, stakeholders and practitioners and raise awareness of the complex factors and vulnerabilities that contribute to these ideologies. We promote public education, awareness and community resilience and help combat stigma, stereotyping, messaging and mis and disinformation. 
Learn more &ndash; <a href="http://www.steptogether.nsw.gov.au/">www.steptogether.nsw.gov.au</a>.

Young Australians and Extremism with Dr Kristy Campion

Acts of mass violence are often described as sudden, random and unstoppable. Evidence from behavioural science and policing tells a different story.

Join us for a timely and important podcast episode with Ian Cherrington, a former senior UK detective and behavioural analyst, now based in Australia, who has spent decades studying what people do before they carry out an act of violence — and how those warning signs are often visible to others. This episode will focus on recognition, responsibility and early action.

Ian Cherrington brings international experience across forensic psychology and behavioural analysis, counter‑terrorism and lone‑actor threat assessment and working with vulnerable individuals drawn toward violence or extremism.

He has examined cases from around the world to understand the journey toward violence, with a strong belief that early intervention can save lives.

Acts of mass violence are often described as sudden, random and unstoppable. Evidence from behavioural science and policing tells a different story.
Join us for a timely and important podcast episode with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-cherrington-msc-8685b3321">Ian Cherrington</a>, a former senior UK detective and behavioural analyst, now based in Australia, who has spent decades studying what people do before they carry out an act of violence &mdash; and how those warning signs are often visible to others. This episode will focus on recognition, responsibility and early action.
Ian Cherrington brings international experience across forensic psychology and behavioural analysis, counter‑terrorism and lone‑actor threat assessment and working with vulnerable individuals drawn toward violence or extremism.
He has examined cases from around the world to understand the journey toward violence, with a strong belief that early intervention can save lives.

Before an Attack: Spotting the Signs with Ian Cherrington

Netflix's new show Adolescence has sparked a lot of recent conversation and online discussions because it explores teenage masculinity in raw, sometimes unsettling ways, touching on themes like male insecurity, toxic masculinity, peer pressure, and toxic online influences that mirror real-life dynamics within the Manosphere. From a countering violent extremism lens, it raises the question of definitions and the delicate tipping point between violent misogyny and incel ideology and the evolution from online grievance spaces into real life threats. In this episode we chat with Dar Shannon Zimmerman, to help navigate the complexities. Shannon is a lecturer in strategic studies at Deakin University in the Center for Future Defense and National Security. Her research investigates misogyny-motivated terrorism, looking at online radicalisation and the groups in the Manosphere. She's currently working on a book exploring the involuntary celibates, or incels, as a new political movement.

Netflix's new show Adolescence has sparked a lot of recent conversation and online discussions because it explores teenage masculinity in raw, sometimes unsettling ways, touching on themes like male insecurity, toxic masculinity, peer pressure, and toxic online influences that mirror real-life dynamics within the Manosphere. From a countering violent extremism lens, it raises the question of definitions and the delicate tipping point between violent misogyny and incel ideology and the evolution from online grievance spaces into real life threats. In this episode we chat with Dar Shannon Zimmerman, to help navigate the complexities. Shannon is a lecturer in strategic studies at Deakin University in the Center for Future Defense and National Security. Her research investigates misogyny-motivated terrorism, looking at online radicalisation and the groups in the Manosphere. She's currently working on a book exploring the involuntary celibates, or incels, as a new political movement.

Toxic masculinity and the “manosphere” with Dr Shannon Zimmerman

In this episode we chat with one of the world’s leading experts on terrorist psychology, Dr John Horgan. John is a distinguished University Professor of Psychology at Georgia State University where he directs the Violent Extremism Research Group. His research examines terrorist behaviour. His current focus is on school shootings in the US, and the critical disconnect that happens where offenders leak their intent but no one reports to an adult or authority. We delve a little further into this and what we can do in the intervention space to ensure that the warning signs are not ignored.

You can find our support services here or contact Step Together for further information

FURTHER LINKS RELATING TO THIS EPISODE
Lessons From a Mass Shooter’s Mother
Studying the Links Between White Supremacist Terrorists and School Shooters
Understanding and preventing violent extremism in school settings 
Unesco: Teacher’s Guide on the Prevention of Violent Extremism
The critical role of friends in networks for countering violent extremism: toward a theory of vicarious help-seeking
AVERT Webinar - 'Terrorist Minds' with Professor John Horgan

In this episode we chat with one of the world’s leading experts on terrorist psychology, Dr John Horgan. John is a distinguished University Professor of Psychology at Georgia State University where he directs the Violent Extremism Research Group. His research examines terrorist behaviour. His current focus is on school shootings in the US, and the critical disconnect that happens where offenders leak their intent but no one reports to an adult or authority. We delve a little further into this and what we can do in the intervention space to ensure that the warning signs are not ignored.
You can find our <a href="https://steptogether.nsw.gov.au/contact-us/support-services.html">support services here</a> or <a href="s://steptogether.nsw.gov.au/contact-us.html">contact Step Together</a> for further information
FURTHER LINKS RELATING TO THIS EPISODE
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<li><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/criminal-justice/2024/05/threat-assessment-mass-shooting-elliot-rodger-isla-vista-mother/">Lessons From a Mass Shooter’s Mother</a></li>
<li><a href="https://quillette.com/2020/01/14/studying-the-links-between-white-supremacist-terrorists-and-school-shooters/">Studying the Links Between White Supremacist Terrorists and School Shooters</a></li>
<li><a href="https://file-us.clickdimensions.com/mosbaorg-aa1yz/files/preventingviolentextremisminschoolsarticle-horgan.pdf?m=10/3/2024%203:02:04%20PM&amp;_cldee=6yWubjfWi3fsT_Q5B7pRVglVERr5QSb0SMGUYYz5loMk_cHwf5UbGcLShg0LPhTF&amp;recipientid=contact-d41a38d4659deb11b1ac00224804018b-2ccfcad8feb744bb8860ecf165514a5f&amp;esid=94f2265b-9081-ef11-ac21-6045bd017a67">Understanding and preventing violent extremism in school settings </a></li>
<li><a href="https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000244676">Unesco: Teacher’s Guide on the Prevention of Violent Extremism</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19434472.2015.1101147">The critical role of friends in networks for countering violent extremism: toward a theory of vicarious help-seeking</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sbLqpOsO3U">AVERT Webinar - 'Terrorist Minds' with Professor John Horgan</a></li>
</ul>

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