Grace Tame, Brittany Higgins drive surge in calls to helplines and counselling, say experts
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Despite a steep rise in calls for support, many victims still worry their experiences will not be taken seriously or they will face repercussions.
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A Queensland sexual assault helpline has recorded a staggering increase in calls over two months amid the national conversation about sexual assault.
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Converge International s Cate Page says the national conversation is encouraging women to come forward
DVConnect s Beck O Connor says one in five women and one in 20 men experience sexual assault from the age of 15
Australia’s Converge International embarks on digital overhaul with Virtusa
Australia’s Converge International embarks on digital overhaul with Virtusa
The transformation is expected to increase Converge International’s caseload capacity for its employee mental health and wellbeing operations throughout Australia.
Naresha Supramaniam (Virtusa) Credit: Virtusa
Sri Lanka-founded, US-headquartered systems integrator Virtusa is set to tackle a major digital transformation project for Australian corporate mental health services provider Converge International, in partnership with enterprise software vendor Pegasystems.
Working together, Virtusa and Pegasystems which makes customer relationship management (CRM), digital process automation and business process management (BPM) software will lead Converge International’s digital transformation efforts.
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SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Virtusa Corporation, a global provider of digital strategy, digital engineering, and IT services and solutions, and
Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the software company that crushes business complexity, today announced an agreement with Converge International, Australia’s largest provider of Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and employer-sponsored mental health and wellbeing services. Working together, Virtusa and Pega will lead Converge International’s digital transformation and ultimately help double the number of customer cases they manage annually.
Converge International’s services provide organizations across multiple industry sectors with mental health and wellbeing services for employees. More than 1,600 qualified specialists provide over 300,000 hours of service annually. Converge International’s services are particularly in demand in times of crisis, such as during COVID
New digital transformation implementation to increase caseload capacity for employee mental health and wellbeing services throughout AustraliaSOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 10, 2021,