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Upcoming Events
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Non- members: Policy and Research webinar: LGBTIQA+ Primary health care priorities in Western Australia
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 02:00 PM · $20.00 AUD · 2 rsvps
Zoom (register to receive Zoom link)LGBTIQA+ primary health care priorities in Western Australia: Insights for advocacy and action
Join us for an insightful webinar: LGBTIQA+ Primary Health Care Priorities in Western Australia: Insights for Advocacy and Action.
Our special guest, Dr Jonathan Hallett, will highlight the health disparities affecting LGBTIQA+ communities in WA and outline a path towards reducing them. Dr Hallett will discuss the importance of community inclusion, the challenges faced by underfunded community-controlled organisations, and the urgent need for policy and legal reforms.
What is the path towards health equity for LGBTIQA+ people? Register now to secure your spot and find out.
Wednesday 18 September 2024 | 2:00pm to 2:45pm AEST
Dr Jonathan Hallett (he/him) is a Senior Lecturer at the Curtin University School of Population Health, engaged in teaching and research on health promotion and political determinants of health with a particular interest in policy advocacy. Prior to joining academia, he worked in the HIV sector in peer education and outreach programs.Staff, volunteers and delegates of LHA Full, Regular and Affiliate member organisations can attend free as part of their membership benefits. Please register here.
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Policy and Research Webinar - LGBTIQA+ Primary health care priorities in Western Australia
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 02:00 PM · 31 rsvps
Zoom - Register to receive linkLGBTIQA+ primary health care priorities in Western Australia: Insights for advocacy and action
Join us for an insightful webinar: LGBTIQA+ Primary Health Care Priorities in Western Australia: Insights for Advocacy and Action.
Our special guest, Dr Jonathan Hallett, will highlight the health disparities affecting LGBTIQA+ communities in WA and outline a path towards reducing them. Dr Hallett will discuss the importance of community inclusion, the challenges faced by underfunded community-controlled organisations, and the urgent need for policy and legal reforms.
What is the path towards health equity for LGBTIQA+ people? Register now to secure your spot and find out.
Wednesday 18 September 2024 | 2:00pm to 2:45pm AEST
Dr Jonathan Hallett (he/him) is a Senior Lecturer at the Curtin University School of Population Health, engaged in teaching and research on health promotion and political determinants of health with a particular interest in policy advocacy. Prior to joining academia, he worked in the HIV sector in peer education and outreach programs.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).
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Breaking Barriers: How LGBTQ+ Disability Advocates Transform Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
Tuesday, October 01, 2024 at 01:00 PM
Studies show that LGBT people with disability experience harassment, verbal abuse, physical violence, neglect and sexual assault at higher rates than LGBT people without disability.
LGBTQ people with disability commonly report feeling isolated and ostracised from both the LGBTQ and disability communities.
So, how do we begin to address these issues?
We are excited to be welcoming key LGBTQ+ Disability Advocates, including EMILY UNITY, WILLIAM WARD BOAS and AMBERLY HENSEN to explore your questions, including:
• What Is LGBTQ+ Disability Advocacy and why is it important?
• What are some of the barriers this advocacy tries to overcome?
• How Does LGBTQ+ Disability Advocacy relate to the Mental health system and suicide prevention?
• How Are LGBTQ+ Disability Advocates creating change in mental health systems and suicide prevention?
• Can connecting with our community help us break down the barriers we face?When? Tuesday, 1st October at 1:00 - 2:00 pm (AEST)
Register? PLEASE REGISTER VIA ZOOM HERE
We welcome you to join us for a conversation with...
Emily Unity (they/them)
Emily Unity (they/them) is an award-winning mental health advocate, software engineer, and creative designer. They are passionate about creating change through disrupting traditional systems and amplifying intersectional voices.
Emily is informed by their intersectional lived and living experiences. This includes mental ill-health, disability, LGBTQIA+, multiculturalism, neurodivergence, homelessness, family violence, and more.
For their work, Emily was recently awarded 25 Under 25, 30 Under 30, Mental Health Advocate of the Year, Youth of the Year, the Disability Leadership Award, Innovation in Protecting Children Award, Children and Youth Empowerment Award, and inducted in the inaugural cohort of the Multicultural Honor Roll.
William Ward Boas (he/him)
William Ward-Boas (he/him) is a person with disability that started working in the disability sector 6 years ago. William uses his experience to support broader understanding of the disability sector and to empower the voices and rights of others. He started this journey through meeting VALID, participating in paid workshops, then being connected onto the Disability Services Commissioner, and working with them as a community researcher for the “Safe and Respectful Cultures in the Workplace” Project. He then went on to YDAS for the “Youth Leadership Program”, went on to do an evaluation with a consultation service called ARTDConsultants.
William was recently appointed as a Board of Management Member at VALID. He is looking forward to being in a governance position.William loves this work and plans to stay in this sector for the rest of his life.
Amberly Hensen (she/her)
Amberly Hensen (she/her) is a gender diverse and neurodivergent consumer advocate. Her work strives for better mental health supports for LGBTIQA+ neurodivergent and disabled consumers. She is currently a member of the Peer Expert Advisory Group for the MindOut mental health and suicide prevention program at LGBTIQ+ Health Australia and a member of Stonnington Councils LGBTIQA Advisory board. Through lived experience, Amberly understands the mental health impacts of marginalization and aims to uplift intersectional communities wherever possible.
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Webinar: Future Directions for LGBTIQ+ Youth Suicide Prevention
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 01:00 PM
Evidence shows that overall, LGBTIQ+ young people experience higher rates of mental ill-health, suicidal thoughts and behaviour, as compared with their heterosexual and cisgender peers. These experiences are compounded by poor access to and engagement with services, and services which are often poorly equipped to cater to their specific needs.
We will be joined by lead investigator, Penelope Strauss, Research Fellow in Youth Suicide Prevention at the Telethon Kids Institute to discuss the latest updates in the implementation of their Suicide prevention guidelines for LGBTQA+ young people.
These guidelines outline best practice for suicide prevention in LGBTQA+ young people, targeting both clinical and community service providers. Implementation of these guidelines in service settings throughout Australia has the potential to improve the care received by LGBTQA+ young people who are experiencing suicidal ideation and/or engaging in suicidal behaviours. Register now for this webinar here: