{"id":2241,"date":"2025-10-15T09:18:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T09:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/?page_id=2241"},"modified":"2026-04-27T11:52:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T11:52:49","slug":"advocacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2241\" class=\"elementor elementor-2241\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-498ed32c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"498ed32c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32735f6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-careox-about\" data-id=\"32735f6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"careox-about.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t<section class=\"about-one about-one--about\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-one__image wow fadeInLeft\" data-wow-delay=\"100ms\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-one__image__one\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hidden-scars-what-we-do.jpg\" alt=\"hidden-scars-what-we-do\" title=\"hidden-scars-what-we-do\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-one__image__two\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hidden-scars-advocacy-action-s.jpg\" alt=\"hidden-scars-advocacy-action-s\" title=\"hidden-scars-advocacy-action-s\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-one__image__video\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=72d3eYpfW50\" class=\"video-popup\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icofont-ui-play\"><\/i><\/a>Join us on our mission!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-one__image__shape-two\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/about-1-shape-5.png\" alt=\"about-1-shape-5\" title=\"about-1-shape-5\" ><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-one__image__shape-three\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/about-1-shape-3-1.png\" alt=\"about-1-shape-3\" title=\"about-1-shape-3\" ><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.about__image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.col-lg-6 -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-6 wow fadeInRight\" data-wow-delay=\"200ms\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-one__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sec-title text-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"sec-title__tagline bw-split-in-right\"><span class=\"sec-title__tagline__border\"><\/span>Turning hidden harm into visible change<\/h6><!-- \/.sec-title__tagline -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sec-title__title bw-split-in-left\">Giving visibility, voice, and action to hidden forms of child abuse.<\/h3><!-- \/.sec-title__title -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.sec-title -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"about-one__content__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHidden Scars advocates for greater recognition of emotional, psychological, and relational harm that too often goes unseen or misunderstood.\n\n<p>We work to shift understanding so these forms of abuse are identified earlier, taken seriously, and responded to with appropriate action and support.\n\n<p>Through awareness and education, we challenge normalised patterns of harm within families, systems, and communities, helping ensure children are better protected and better heard.\n\n<p>Our advocacy is focused on turning silence into recognition\u2014and recognition into meaningful change for children and families affected by hidden harm.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row gutter-y-30\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-one__content__border\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"about-one__content__list ml-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"about-one__content__list__icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icofont-check-circled\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe advocate for early recognition of emotional, psychological, and relational harm while challenging normalised patterns to improve protection, awareness, and support for children and families.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/advocacy-media\/campaigns\/\"   class=\"careox-btn\"><span>Campaigns<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.about__content -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.col-lg-6 -->\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.row -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-one__text wow fadeInUp\"><span>#<\/span> Your support helps us protect children, heal families, and break the cycle of abuse.\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donate-now\" class=\"careox-btn\"><span>Donate Today<\/span><\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.container -->\r\n\t<\/section><!-- \/.about-one -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55c6f251 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55c6f251\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37c6337a elementor-widget elementor-widget-careox-donation-post\" data-id=\"37c6337a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"careox-donation-post.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"donations-three\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__bg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hidden-scars_emotional_trauma.png);\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sec-title text-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"sec-title__tagline\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbw-split-in-right\"><span\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sec-title__tagline__border\"><\/span>Your voice, your support matters.<\/h6><!-- \/.sec-title__tagline -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sec-title__title\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbw-split-in-left\">Share our mission, start the conversation <br>and be a voice for change.<\/h3><!-- \/.sec-title__title -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.sec-title -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__carousel careox-owl__carousel owl-carousel\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-owl-options='{&quot;loop&quot;:true,&quot;margin&quot;:0,&quot;items&quot;:1,&quot;nav&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:true,&quot;smartSpeed&quot;:700,&quot;autoplay&quot;:true,&quot;autoplayTimeout&quot;:5000,&quot;animateOut&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;animateIn&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;autoplayHoverPause&quot;:true,&quot;navText&quot;:[&quot;&lt;span class=\\&quot;  icon-up-arrow-two \\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;&lt;span class=\\&quot;  icon-down-arrow-two \\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/span&gt;&quot;],&quot;responsive&quot;:{&quot;0&quot;:{&quot;margin&quot;:0,&quot;items&quot;:1},&quot;500&quot;:{&quot;margin&quot;:30,&quot;items&quot;:2},&quot;992&quot;:{&quot;margin&quot;:30,&quot;items&quot;:3}}}'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item\" style=\"--accent-color: #ffa415;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/we-need-donations-for-medical-health\/\" class=\"donations-three__item__image__link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__category\">Education<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"donations-three__item__rm\" href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/we-need-donations-for-medical-health\/\"><i\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"icon-right-arrow\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"donations-three__item__title\"><a\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/we-need-donations-for-medical-health\/\">We Need Donations for Medical Health.<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"donations-three__item__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe poor standard chunk ofI nibh velit auctor aliquet sollic tudin.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__border\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress__inner count-bar\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-percent=\"100%\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress__number count-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t100%<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.progress-box -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&#036;0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Raised<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Unlimited\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Goal<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.donations-three__item__bottom -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.item -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item\" style=\"--accent-color: #ffa415;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/medical-health-or-people-react-acutor-2\/\" class=\"donations-three__item__image__link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__category\">Child<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"donations-three__item__rm\" href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/medical-health-or-people-react-acutor-2\/\"><i\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"icon-right-arrow\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"donations-three__item__title\"><a\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/medical-health-or-people-react-acutor-2\/\">Funds For Clean &#038; Healthy Food.<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"donations-three__item__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe poor standard chunk ofI nibh velit auctor aliquet sollic tudin.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__border\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress__inner count-bar\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-percent=\"100%\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress__number count-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t100%<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.progress-box -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&#036;0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Raised<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Unlimited\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Goal<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.donations-three__item__bottom -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.item -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item\" style=\"--accent-color: #ffa415;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/lets-education-for-children-good-life\/\" class=\"donations-three__item__image__link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__category\">Education<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"donations-three__item__rm\" href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/lets-education-for-children-good-life\/\"><i\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"icon-right-arrow\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"donations-three__item__title\"><a\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/lets-education-for-children-good-life\/\">Let\u2019s education for children good life.<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"donations-three__item__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe poor standard chunk ofI nibh velit auctor aliquet sollic tudin.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__border\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress__inner count-bar\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-percent=\"100%\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress__number count-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t100%<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.progress-box -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&#036;0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Raised<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Unlimited\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Goal<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.donations-three__item__bottom -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.item -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item\" style=\"--accent-color: #ffa415;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/medical-health-or-people-react-acutor\/\" class=\"donations-three__item__image__link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__category\">Medical<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"donations-three__item__rm\" href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/medical-health-or-people-react-acutor\/\"><i\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"icon-right-arrow\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"donations-three__item__title\"><a\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/medical-health-or-people-react-acutor\/\">Medical Health or People React Acutor.<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"donations-three__item__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe poor standard chunk ofI nibh velit auctor aliquet sollic tudin.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__border\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress__inner count-bar\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-percent=\"100%\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress__number count-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t100%<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.progress-box -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&#036;0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Raised<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Unlimited\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Goal<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.donations-three__item__bottom -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.item -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item\" style=\"--accent-color: #ffa415;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/get-poor-money-strang-people-acutor\/\" class=\"donations-three__item__image__link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__category\">Raised<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"donations-three__item__rm\" href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/get-poor-money-strang-people-acutor\/\"><i\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"icon-right-arrow\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"donations-three__item__title\"><a\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/get-poor-money-strang-people-acutor\/\">Get Poor Money Strang People Acutor.<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"donations-three__item__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe poor standard chunk ofI nibh velit auctor aliquet sollic tudin.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__border\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress__inner count-bar\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-percent=\"100%\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress__number count-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t100%<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.progress-box -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&#036;0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Raised<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Unlimited\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Goal<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.donations-three__item__bottom -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.item -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item\" style=\"--accent-color: #ffa415;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/we-can-aenean-poor-leo-nec-this-rnare\/\" class=\"donations-three__item__image__link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__category\">Poor<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"donations-three__item__rm\" href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/we-can-aenean-poor-leo-nec-this-rnare\/\"><i\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"icon-right-arrow\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"donations-three__item__title\"><a\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/we-can-aenean-poor-leo-nec-this-rnare\/\">We Can Aenean Poor leo Nec This Rnare.<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"donations-three__item__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe poor standard chunk ofI nibh velit auctor aliquet sollic tudin.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__border\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress__inner count-bar\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-percent=\"100%\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress__number count-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t100%<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.progress-box -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&#036;0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Raised<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Unlimited\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Goal<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.donations-three__item__bottom -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.item -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.donations-three__slider -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9fdea4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a9fdea4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-686efec6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-careox-video\" data-id=\"686efec6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"careox-video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"video-one video-one--about\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-one__bg jarallax\" data-jarallax data-speed=\"0.3\" data-imgPosition=\"50% -100%\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hidden-scars-stop-child-abuse-hand-gesture.jpg);\"><\/div> <!-- \/.video-one__bg -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-one__shape-one\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/video-shape-1-1.png);\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-one__shape-two\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/video-shape-2-1.png);\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<!-- \/.video-one__shape -->\r\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=72d3eYpfW50\" class=\"video-popup\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-play-button\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ripple\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"video-one__sub-title\">2023 Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS).<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"video-one__title\">Mental abuse is strongly linked to major depressive and <br>anxiety disorders, substance dependence,<br>\nself-harm, and suicide attempts.<\/h3><!-- \/.video-one__title -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"video-one__text\">In Australia in\u202f2023\u201124, 57% of children with substantiated maltreatment had mental abuse\n<br>recorded as the primary type of abuse. (AIHW)<\/p><!-- \/.video-one__text -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.container -->\r\n\t<\/section><!-- \/.video-one -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1767aa40 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1767aa40\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-337b21f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-careox-gallery\" data-id=\"337b21f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"careox-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"instagram-one\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"instagram-one__carousel careox-owl__carousel owl-carousel owl-theme\" data-owl-options='{\r\n\t\t\t\"items\": 5,\r\n\t\t\t\"margin\": 20,\r\n\t\t\t\"loop\": false,\r\n\t\t\t\"smartSpeed\": 700,\r\n\t\t\t\"nav\": false,\r\n\t\t\t\"navText\": [\"<span class=\\\"fa fa-angle-left\\\"><\/span>\",\"<span class=\\\"fa fa-angle-right\\\"><\/span>\"],\r\n\t\t\t\"dots\": false,\r\n\t\t\t\"autoplay\": true,\r\n\t\t\t\"responsive\": {\r\n\t\t\t\t\"0\": {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"items\": 1\r\n\t\t\t\t},\r\n\t\t\t\t\"575\": {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"items\": 2\r\n\t\t\t\t},\r\n\t\t\t\t\"992\": {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"items\": 3\r\n\t\t\t\t},\r\n\t\t\t\t\"1200\": {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"items\": 4\r\n\t\t\t\t},\r\n\t\t\t\t\"1600\": {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"items\": 5\r\n\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t}'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donate-now\/\"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hidden-scars-donate-today-536x455-2.jpg\" alt=\"hidden-scars-donate-today-536x455\" title=\"hidden-scars-donate-today-536&#215;455\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"instagram-one__sub-title\">Donate to<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"instagram-one__title\">Today<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.item -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donate-now\/\"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hidden-scars-support-536x455-1.jpg\" alt=\"hidden-scars-support-536x455\" title=\"hidden-scars-support-536&#215;455\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"instagram-one__sub-title\">Donate to<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"instagram-one__title\">Clinical Services<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.item -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donate-now\/\"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hidden-scars-education-services-536x455-1.jpg\" alt=\"hidden-scars-education-services-536x455\" title=\"hidden-scars-education-services-536&#215;455\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"instagram-one__sub-title\">Donate to<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"instagram-one__title\">Educational Services<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.item -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donate-now\/\"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hidden-scars-support-services-536x455-1.png\" alt=\"hidden-scars-support-services-536x455\" title=\"hidden-scars-support-services-536&#215;455\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"instagram-one__sub-title\">Donate to<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"instagram-one__title\">Support Services<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.item -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donate-now\/\"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hidden-scars-family-law-resources-536x455-1.jpg\" alt=\"hidden-scars-family-law-resources-536x455\" title=\"hidden-scars-family-law-resources-536&#215;455\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"instagram-one__sub-title\">Donate to<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"instagram-one__title\">Legal Hub<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.item -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donate-now\/\"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hidden_scars_empowerment_leadership_536x455.jpg\" alt=\"hidden_scars_empowerment_leadership_536x455\" title=\"hidden_scars_empowerment_leadership_536x455\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"instagram-one__sub-title\">Donate to<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 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