QUT Centre for Justice member, Professor Michael Flood, has been involved with the development of an app, “Ask A Mate” geared specifically to young men aged 13-18 years.
Ask A Mate has been created by Beyond DV, an Australian charity focused on shaping a society free from domestic violence.
Establishing Beyond DV in 2017 after her daughter’s experience of domestic violence, Founder Carolyn Robinson has used her expertise as an Educator to create highly interactive tools which support young people to develop healthy relationships. Following on from Love & Learn, their first teen relationship app downloaded worldwide, Ask a Mate is geared specifically to young men aged 13-18 years.
In 2024, Carolyn worked with diverse high schools, surveying young men who provided hundreds of questions that were concerning them and that they wanted to know the answers to. They also provided the names of high-profile male role models who they’d like to hear the answers from.
Engaging with community partners including Professor Michael Flood (QUT), international expert on working with young men and domestic violence prevention; the Brisbane Lions Football Club and Moonward Apps, Ask a Mate is fast becoming the “go to” , highly-accessible, mobile resource for young men seeking sound, evidence-based advice on topics including relationships, gender, consent, domestic and sexual violence, delivered by high-profile positive male role-models who young men are willing to listen to.
This new app was discussed across a range of media outlets last week including:
Read more about Professor Flood’s research here.
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