educator and advocate responding to porn harms

Liz Walker is Co-Chair of Connecting to Protect: A Public Health Response to Address the Mental Health and Safety Consequences to Children and Young People Accessing Online Pornography.  Supported by the University of Calgary Faculty of Social Work, the 2022 inaugural Global Virtual Summit: Stronger Together – A Public Health Response to Protect Children from Online Pornography was a world-first initiative to address this issue globally. This work is ongoing. Visit Connecting to Protect for information on how to be involved.

Liz Walker offers empowering resources for families through Young and Aware, teaching kids how to spot online harms and choose mindful actions. Previously known as Youth Wellbeing Project, Porn Resilient Kids, and IQ Programs, ongoing projects can now be found at Young and Aware.

Liz Walker founded Youth Wellbeing Project as Managing Director in 2010: educating for tricky conversations, supporting schools and community with holistic education to counteract hypersexualised porn culture. Initiatives included IQ PROGRAMS, equipping educators for the task of supporting kids and teens to author their future; and Porn Resilient Kids, equipping families for tricky conversations through children’s books and resources. Ongoing initiatives can be found at Young and Aware.

Liz Walker was Director of Health Education from March 2017 to January 2021 for Culture Reframed: the global lead in solving the public health crisis of the digital age. Founded by internationally renowned scholar and activist Dr. Gail Dines, Culture Reframed is the first health promotion effort to recognize and address pornography as the public health crisis of the digital age. This multidisciplinary team of experts and scholars helps to build the public’s capacity to deal with pervasive sexually violent online pornography. Liz’s role was focused on the design and creation of the Culture Reframed Parents Program – a complete best practice toolkit to help you raise porn-resilient kids. Access the Culture Reframed free online Parents Program now.

Liz Walker co-founded eChildhood in 2017, the only not-for-profit organisation in Australia to adopt and mobilise a public health response to address pornography impacts for the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. Through to March 2020, Liz’s key focusses included progressing Age Verification forward in Australia through advocacy and researched government submissions; and collaborating to develop a public health approach to mobilise responses that reduce the harms of pornography on children and young people. eChildhood believes that every child in Australia deserves a porn free childhood.