To register your interest in joining the MindOut Champions network, please complete the form below.

With mental health statistics so disproportionately affecting LGBTIQ+ people, we need to take action to change the way we interact, provide services, and include people. We want to collectively make our community a safer, kinder, and more inclusive place for LGBTIQ+ communities. LGBTIQ+ Health Australia offers training and additional support to professionals in community organisations and mental health services, to improve support and inclusivity of services.

Training offerings include a Champions Leadership Training - this training is for people working in mental health or suicide prevention in Australia who would like to promote LGBTIQ+ inclusive practice, both within and outside your organisation. 

Undertaking this training is part of the induction to participate in the ongoing MindOut Champions network, a group of professionals working in community organisations and/or mental health and suicide prevention who meet monthly to strengthen their LGBTIQ+ inclusive practice and support each other.

For more information on MindOut Champions, follow the button below. To express your interest in joining, complete the form below.

MindOut Champions

We are excited to be offering the Champions Leadership Training again over 2 sessions in January / February 2025.

DAY 1: Friday, 24th January at 12:30 - 4:00 pm (AEDT/Sydney time)

DAY 2: Friday, 7th February at 12:30 - 4:00 pm (AEDT/Sydney time)

If you are interested to take part in the training (ONLY) please contact us via the email below. Places may be limited.

Discover the latest insights into gender dysphoria interventions for children and young people in our upcoming webinar.

This session will explore the findings of a comprehensive review commissioned by the Sax Institute on behalf of the NSW Ministry of Health, published in 2024. Our expert presenter will:

• Highlight the effectiveness of current interventions.
• Share recommendations for building robust evidence base tailored to the Australian context.
• Provide a brief overview of developments in comparable international settings.

Professor Peter Bragge

An expert in evidence reviews, Professor Bragge is recognised among Australia’s top researchers in Health Policy and Medical Law in the Australian Newspaper's 2024 Research Magazine. He is Director of Monash Sustainable Development Institute’s Evidence Review Service (ERS), which provides research and practice reviews to a diverse range of government and industry organisations. Peter provides leadership on Monash Sustainable Development Institute’s collaboration with McMaster University in Canada to build the world’s largest evidence resource for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Social Systems Evidence

📅 Date: Wednesday February 5th, 2025 

⏰ Time: 1.00pm-1.45pm AEDT

📍 Location: Online (Zoom link provided upon registration)

Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with cutting-edge research and its implications for practice and policy.

Staff, volunteers and delegates of LHA Full, Regular and Affiliate member organisations can attend free as part of their membership benefits. Please RSVP below.

Are you a non-member, or an individual member? Please register here ($20).

Discover the latest insights into gender dysphoria interventions for children and young people in our upcoming webinar.

This session will explore the findings of a comprehensive review commissioned by the Sax Institute on behalf of the NSW Ministry of Health, published in 2024. Our expert presenter will:

• Highlight the effectiveness of current interventions.
• Share recommendations for building robust evidence base tailored to the Australian context.
• Provide a brief overview of developments in comparable international settings.

Professor Peter Bragge

An expert in evidence reviews, Professor Bragge is recognised among Australia’s top researchers in Health Policy and Medical Law in the Australian Newspaper's 2024 Research Magazine. He is Director of Monash Sustainable Development Institute’s Evidence Review Service (ERS), which provides research and practice reviews to a diverse range of government and industry organisations. Peter provides leadership on Monash Sustainable Development Institute’s collaboration with McMaster University in Canada to build the world’s largest evidence resource for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Social Systems Evidence

📅 Date: Wednesday February 5th, 2025 

⏰ Time: 1.00pm-1.45pm AEDT

📍 Location: Online (Zoom link provided upon registration)

Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with cutting-edge research and its implications for practice and policy.

Staff, volunteers and delegates of LHA Full, Regular and Affiliate member organisations can attend free as part of their membership benefits. Register here

The evidence is clear: LGBTQA+ people are at greater risk of suicidal behaviours, as well as poor mental health outcomes, due to stigma, discrimination and marginalisation faced within the broader community. Ongoing research seeks to understand how new and existing data can be understood on the basis of location (e.g. at a state or territory level), within intersectional experiences and in relation to a range of social determinants. 

In this webinar, we will be joined by guests from the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health, and Society (ARCSHS) at La Trobe University - JORDAN HINTON, Research Officer and NATALIE AMOS, Research Fellow, to share recent findings including about a set of Mental Health and Suicidality: State- and Territory-based briefing papers, which have been developed in partnership with LGBTIQ+ Health Australia, with funding by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care.

These briefing papers document the rates and associations of mental health and suicidality for LGBTQA+ community members at the State and Territory level in Australia. Across eight individual reports, analyses focus on State- and Territory-level rates of suicidality, mental ill-health, healthcare service access and modalities, risk factors such as discrimination and harassment experiences, and protective factors such as community- and school-based belonging. Each report also documents the association between these factors and levels of suicidality within each State and Territory in Australia, with findings broken down to ensure information is accessible and actionable for our sectors. This set of briefing papers is based on data from three major surveys of LGBTQA+ health and wellbeing – Private Lives 3, Writing Themselves In 4, and Pride and Pandemic.

WEBINAR DETAILS:

WHEN? Tuesday, 11th February at 1-2 pm (AEDT - Sydney time)

WHERE? Via ZOOM

REGISTER? CLICK THIS LINK TO REGISTER VIA ZOOM

More about our guest speakers...

This webinar will explore findings from eSafety’s research into the digital lives of young LGBTIQ+ people. 

The research highlights how the internet serves as a vital space for young LGBTIQ+ people to express themselves creatively, seek support, and connect with like-minded peers. It underscores the importance of online platforms as tools for learning about the world and fostering meaningful connections. 

At the same time, the research reveals significant challenges faced by LGBTIQ+ teenagers, who experience name-calling, violent threats, and harassing messages at higher rates than the national average. These negative experiences can impact their confidence and self-esteem. 

Despite these challenges, the findings also showcase the resilience and resourcefulness of young LGBTIQ+ people in navigating online harms, offering insights into how they cope and thrive in digital spaces. 

Dr Katherine Giunta
Dr Katherine Giunta is a qualitative researcher specialising in working with marginalised communities on sensitive subjects. Her PhD research focused on experiences of gender in Sydney’s queer communities, and she has since worked in youth mental health and online safety research. She is currently a member of the Research and Evaluation team at eSafety Commissioner (eSafety). 

📅 Date: Wednesday February 12th, 2025 

⏰ Time: 1.00pm-1.45pm AEDT

📍 Location: Online (Zoom link provided upon registration)

Staff, volunteers and delegates of LHA Full, Regular and Affiliate member organisations can attend free as part of their membership benefits. Register here

This webinar will explore findings from eSafety’s research into the digital lives of young LGBTIQ+ people. 

The research highlights how the internet serves as a vital space for young LGBTIQ+ people to express themselves creatively, seek support, and connect with like-minded peers. It underscores the importance of online platforms as tools for learning about the world and fostering meaningful connections. 

At the same time, the research reveals significant challenges faced by LGBTIQ+ teenagers, who experience name-calling, violent threats, and harassing messages at higher rates than the national average. These negative experiences can impact their confidence and self-esteem. 

Despite these challenges, the findings also showcase the resilience and resourcefulness of young LGBTIQ+ people in navigating online harms, offering insights into how they cope and thrive in digital spaces. 

Dr Katherine Giunta
Dr Katherine Giunta is a qualitative researcher specialising in working with marginalised communities on sensitive subjects. Her PhD research focused on experiences of gender in Sydney’s queer communities, and she has since worked in youth mental health and online safety research. She is currently a member of the Research and Evaluation team at eSafety Commissioner (eSafety). 

📅 Date: Wednesday February 12th, 2025 

⏰ Time: 1.00pm-1.45pm AEDT

📍 Location: Online (Zoom link provided upon registration)

Staff, volunteers and delegates of LHA Full, Regular and Affiliate member organisations can attend free as part of their membership benefits. Please RSVP below.

Are you a non-member, or an individual member? Please register here ($20).