June 2024, eSafety Commissioner (Australia) ‘Tipping the balance: LGBTIQ+ teens’ experiences negotiating connection, self-expression and harm online’ is based on the experiences of 305 Australian young people aged 14 to 17, who identified as LGBTIQ+. This research explores the online experiences of LGBTIQ+ teens and how they negotiate connection, express themselves and deal with harm...
Ylva Odenbring & Lisa Lindén (2023) Gender, sex and equal health: school nurses’ strategies and experiences of including boys in the HPV vaccination programme in Swedish primary schools, Sex Education, 23:5, 617-630, DOI: 10.1080/14681811.2022.2106959 Abstract: Since autumn 2020, boys in the fifth year of school (11-year-old students) in Sweden have been offered human papillomavirus (HPV)...
Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, December 2022 The Australian National Survey of Secondary Students and Sexual Health (SSASH) survey is a national study exploring the sexual health and well-being of school-age young people in Australia. The study explores young people’s experiences of sex, relationships, sexual health and school-based relationships and...
LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (LHA), in partnership with the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY), March 2023 While many young people are more accepting of diversity, a great many LGBTQA+ young people still face challenges due to stigma, discrimination and violence. A policy webinar entitled “LGBTQA+ Young People” will be held on Thursday 23 March 2023 from 12:30 PM...
Queensland Government, October 2022 The Queensland government has overhauled the way respectful relationships and sexual consent is taught in schools. Revamped educational materials — such as lesson plans — are available for Queensland teachers to use with students from next year. The Respectful Relationships Hub also contains resources for parents and carers, and for students. In March 2021, the...
Suicide prevention in LGBTQA+ young people: Best practice guidelines for clinical and community service providers Telethon Kids Institute (Perth), 5th August 2022 These guidelines are intended to improve insight into the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and questioning, asexual (and those of other diverse sexualities and genders; LGBTQA+) young people. They were designed to aid...