Sexual choking isn’t risk-free: Social media campaign

This is a social media health promotion campaign about sexual choking. This harm reduction campaign is designed to build community knowledge relating to the risks of sexual choking, and support help-seeking behaviour. The evidence-informed approaches taken in each social media tile are drawn from Sexual choking: A health promotion approach.  The digital environment normalises sexual…

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Choke Me Daddy “Strangulation”

This podcast episode is from Hide and Seek produced by Joy Media on Joy 94.9FM. The host, Jon Kok, sat down with Jackie McMillan, a Senior Project Officer at Women’s Health NSW, to explore the growing trend of sexual strangulation and rough sex.  This podcast will be useful to people engaging or considering engaging in sexual…

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UK bans porn depicting act that has become a ‘sexual norm’

In June 2025, News.com.au ran an article about the UK banning pornography depicting strangulation. This article will be useful to people engaging in, or considering engaging in sexual choking, as well as service providers and healthcare providers working with people engaging in, or considering engaging in sexual choking. The article features comments by Karen Bevan,…

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When abuse masquerades as ‘rough sex’

In June 2025, Newsroom (New Zealand) ran an article about health risks associated with sexual choking. This article will be useful to people engaging in, or considering engaging in sexual choking, as well as service providers and healthcare providers working with people engaging in, or considering engaging in sexual choking. It is written by a New Zealand…

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