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Women on temporary visas experiencing family violence face additional complex barriers to seeking help

By J Pope
In Multicultural communities, Sexual, gendered & partner violence
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inTouch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence, March 11th, 2020 CEO of inTouch, Ms Michal Morris, today released a position paper on women on temporary visas who are experiencing family violence. The paper urges the government to implement eight recommendations in order to improve supports and services for these vulnerable women. ‘I believe that all women who experience family violence in...

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Psychosocial mediators of perceived stigma and suicidal ideation among transgender women

By J Pope
In Gender & Sex, LGBTIQ+ issues, Mental health & sexual health
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Kota, K.K., Salazar, L.F., Culbreth, R.E. et al. Psychosocial mediators of perceived stigma and suicidal ideation among transgender women. BMC Public Health 20, 125 (2020). Abstract Background Transgender women (TGW) in the U.S. experience high rates of stigma, depression, and elevated rates of suicide. This study examined correlates of suicidal ideation and estimated the conditional indirect...

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More Support for Young People with Complex Mental Health Needs

By J Pope
In Mental health & sexual health, Young people
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Adelaide phn, February 7 2019 Adelaide PHN and Sonder have opened the doors to emerge – a new, free service in Adelaide’s outer northern and outer southern metropolitan regions, specifically created to help people from 16-25 years old who are experiencing or at risk of experiencing severe and complex mental illness. The program aims to help young people who might otherwise “fall through the...

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Working with gender diverse young people and their families

By J Pope
In Gender & Sex, LGBTIQ+ issues, Young people
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Child Family Community Australia (CFCA), Published on May 16, 2017 This recent webinar explored the information and skills needed for practitioners to work effectively with gender diverse young people and their families. Increasing numbers of children and young people are identifying as gender questioning, gender diverse or transgender, and presenting for support from professionals in mental...

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Domestic violence leading cause of hospitalised assault among girls and women in Australia

By J Pope
In Crime and law, Sexual, gendered & partner violence
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), 19 April 2017 Nearly 6,500 women and girls were hospitalised due to assault in Australia in 2013–14, with the violence usually perpetrated by a partner or spouse, according to new analysis from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). The data, available as part of a new series of fact sheets on selected injuries, shows that over...

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Trans services expanded at SHINE SA

By J Pope
In Gender & Sex, LGBTIQ+ issues, Mental health & sexual health, SHINE SA news & events, Young people
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SHINE SA, March 2017 SHINE SA has expanded its services for trans and gender diverse people, with the Trans Wellbeing service. This service provides non-urgent counselling, peer support and case management for people who are trans, gender diverse and gender questioning, their family members, partners and supports. Trans Wellbeing is based at 57 Hyde Street in the city, and offers professional and...

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