VIC:

• Office of the Child Safety Commissioner
• Victoria Police - Sexual Offences & Child Abuse Unit and Youth Resource Officers
• South East Centre Against Sexual Assault
• Mallee Sexual Assault Unit & Mallee Domestic Violence Service

NSW:

• New South Wales Police, School Liaison Officers
• Department of Juvenile Justice
• Community Drug Action Team

ACT:

• Sexual health and Family Planning ACT
• Rape Crisis Centre ACT

QLD:

• Toowoomba Police, Crime Prevention Unit

'Empowering Young People' project

In partnership with the Office of the Child Safety Commissioner (OCSC) and South East Centre Against Sexual Assault (SE CASA), 'Love Drunk' was combined with SE CASA's 'Respect, Protect, Connect' program and delivered in schools across Victoria, accompanied by comprehensive evaluation to measure the impact of the program. This project was supported by: Mr Geoff Handbury of Ace Radio and the Myer Foundation.

‘The provision of programs and services designed to support young people in negotiating the issues surrounding personal safety and respectful relationships has been identified as a gap in young peoples’ education. The OCSC seeks to support wider uptake of such programs by schools, and to ensure the quality of these programs through an evaluation of two existing programs, the Love Drunk performance and the Respect, Protect, Connect peer education program.’

(OCSC Annual Report 2008 – 09, page 10)

Loddon Mallee, Sunraysia district VIC

'Love Drunk' toured across the greater Mildura region reaching over 1,700 young people in October 2009. This tour was made possible with the support of School Focused Youth Services, Mildura Arts Centre, local police and Mallee Sexual Assault Unit & Mallee Domestic Violence Service and each participating school.

 ‘They (students) participate with great enthusiasm in discussing their issues and how the performance makes them ‘think’ about looking out for themselves and for their mates......hits hard at their every day issues and being more responsible and respectful to themselves and each other.'

(Social Worker, Mildura, 5.10.09)

Northern Grampians, VIC

'Love Drunk' toured to the Northern Grampians in October 2009 with the support of Northern Grampians Shire Council, Victoria Police, LenZone and Grampians Community Health who teamed up to deliver an educational day aimed at raising awareness of the effects of binge drinking for parents and teens.

Bega Valley, NSW

In partnership with the Bega Valley Community Drug action team and with the Department of Juvenile Justice 'Love Drunk' toured into schools across southern NSW supported by School Liaison Police Officers (NSW police).

Sexual Health and Family Planning (SHFPACT) ACT

In 2007 SHFPACT and Rape Crisis ACT, 'Love Drunk' was delivered with extended health activities to schools across Canberra for free through the generous support of the Canberra Tradesmen’s Union. As a result of the partnerships' success the schools themselves gained funding from the Education department to have the project in the following year.

Toowoomba Police, Crime Prevention Unit, QLD

In partnership with the Crime Prevention Unit of Toowoomba police, 'Love Drunk' toured to high schools in Toowoomba, Queensland, reaching over 1,000 young people. This project was supported by AER Foundation, Toowoomba Hospital Foundation and local businesses in July 2009.

National School Leavers Conference, Lorne September 2009

Presented by the Victorian State Government’s Office for Youth, Phunktional was invited as a guest to present 'Love Drunk' at the annual National Schoolies Conference held in Lorne, Victoria.

VOTA conference (Victorian Offender Treatment Association), Melbourne October 2009

With the support of the Victoria Police Youth Foundation, Phunktional in partnership with the Office of the Child Safety Commissioner (Victoria) and South East Centre Against Sexual Assault presented their preliminary findings on the ‘Empowering Young People’ project.

Performing the World 3, New York, USA

Phunktional was invited to present 'Love Drunk' at Performing the World 3, an educational and political conference held in New York. This was made possible with the support of the Australia Business Arts Foundation (ABAF).