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...
Psychological Therapies Targeting Priority Populations Service Model (LGBTIQA+)
Meridian (ACT), released July 2021 Meridian was invited by the Capital Health Network (CHN) to co-design a service model for delivering mental health services to LGBTIQA+ communities in the ACT under the Psychological Therapies Targeting Priority Populations contract. Meridian facilitated a co-design process with LGBTIQA+ people to design a service model that would respond to their mental health...
Study: Identity and Wellbeing in LGBTQIA+ people with Refugee Backgrounds
School of Psychology, University of Adelaide, April 2022 Researchers at the University of Adelaide are conducting a study entitled “Exploring Identity Formation and its Psychological Impacts in Gender and Sexuality Diverse people with Refugee Backgrounds”. As part of this study, they hope to talk with two groups of participants: Individuals who are service providers/mental health professionals...
Open letter to PM signed by over 250 organisations, including SHINE SA
23/11/2021 SHINE SA are pleased to be one of the many signatories to the Joint Letter to the Prime Minister calling for laws that protect us all, equally. Media Release from Equality Australia, November 23, 2021: Olympian Ian Thorpe has today teamed up with LGBTIQ+ organisation, Equality Australia, to launch a campaign urging the Australian Parliament to oppose a Religious Discrimination Bill...
New Alcohol and Other Drug Service for LGBTIQ and HIV + community members in Adelaide
Thorne Harbour Health, October 2021 “The Cottage” is a new Alcohol and Other Drug Service for LGBTIQ and HIV + community members in Adelaide, from Thorne Harbour Health. At Thorne Harbour Health we understand that LGBTIQ community members can have particular needs when it comes to making positive changes in relation to drinking and using drugs. We know that our communities often...
Nominations open for the Department of Human Services Pride Award
Department of Human Services (SA), September 2021 We would love for you to help recognise a young person making contributions to LGBTIQA+ communities and to society as a whole, including leadership and exceptional performance into the Department of Human Services Pride Award, part of the SA 7NEWS Young Achiever Awards for 2021/22! The awards are designed to acknowledge, encourage and most...