What 1000 Anonymous Questions From Young People Tell Us About the Future of Prevention Education
Tracks
Ballroom 1: In-Person and Online
| Monday, November 23, 2026 |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Ballroom 1 |
Overview
Adie Delaney, Sexual Assault Support Service
Three Key Learnings
1. Recognise youth voice as a critically important source of insight for shaping effective prevention efforts.
2. Consider what young people's questions reveal about emerging prevention challenges and opportunities.
3. Identify ways that young people's perspectives can inform and guide the design, delivery and evolution of prevention initiatives.
Speaker
Ms Adie Delaney
Primary Prevention Educator
Sexual Assault Support Service
What 1000 anonymous questions from young people tell us about the future of prevention education
Presentation Overview
As part of its consent and respectful relationships education programs, the Sexual Assault Support Service (SASS) invites Tasmanian students to anonymously submit the questions they may not feel comfortable asking elsewhere. Analysis of 1,000 questions revealed more than 23 themes spanning consent, relationships, bodies and sexuality, pornography, online environments, safety, help-seeking, and legal definitions.
More than a collection of questions, these data provide a unique source of prevention intelligence. They offer direct insight into what young people are curious about, confused by, worried about, and seeking support to understand. While many students demonstrated strong foundational knowledge, the findings also highlighted persistent uncertainty around consent, barriers to help-seeking, and the growing influence of technology and pornography on young people's understanding of relationships and sexual behaviour.
This interactive workshop explores how anonymous questions can be used not only as an engagement strategy, but also as a practical tool for prevention design, evaluation and continuous improvement. Participants will engage with real anonymised questions and consider what they reveal about emerging needs, current prevention efforts, and the future challenges prevention systems must be prepared to address.
Together, participants will contribute to a "Sticky Questions of Tomorrow" installation, identifying the questions, conversations and capabilities that prevention systems will need to support in the years ahead.
Participants will leave with practical approaches for safely collecting anonymous questions, using youth voice as a source of prevention intelligence, and incorporating young people's perspectives into the design, delivery and evaluation of prevention initiatives.
More than a collection of questions, these data provide a unique source of prevention intelligence. They offer direct insight into what young people are curious about, confused by, worried about, and seeking support to understand. While many students demonstrated strong foundational knowledge, the findings also highlighted persistent uncertainty around consent, barriers to help-seeking, and the growing influence of technology and pornography on young people's understanding of relationships and sexual behaviour.
This interactive workshop explores how anonymous questions can be used not only as an engagement strategy, but also as a practical tool for prevention design, evaluation and continuous improvement. Participants will engage with real anonymised questions and consider what they reveal about emerging needs, current prevention efforts, and the future challenges prevention systems must be prepared to address.
Together, participants will contribute to a "Sticky Questions of Tomorrow" installation, identifying the questions, conversations and capabilities that prevention systems will need to support in the years ahead.
Participants will leave with practical approaches for safely collecting anonymous questions, using youth voice as a source of prevention intelligence, and incorporating young people's perspectives into the design, delivery and evaluation of prevention initiatives.
Biography
Alongside a career in the performing arts, Adie has constantly nurtured a passion for teaching. Since 2017 Adie has been developing and delivering respectful relationship and consent education. She has worked with professional settings, school communities, sports, theatre and medical industries. Adie speaks regularly on sexual harm and child safety both nationwide and globally including her 2020 TED talk which has amassed over 1.5 million views online.
