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We are gathering this knowledge to better create resources inclusive of help sheets, training and e-modules to enhance culturally safe and culturally inclusive practice for all LGBTIQ+ people.
We would love you to be involved in any way you can.
We are offering multiple consultation methods to better inform our work.
MORE:
LGBTIQ+ Intersect Project Team.
Silvana Izzo
Email: silvana.izzo@svha.org.au
Website: http://www.vtmh.org.au/news/intersect-project
LGBTIQ+ Intersect, is a collaborative project between GLHV@ARCSHS, La Trobe University (GLHV) and Victorian Transcultural Mental Health (VTMH) that aims to develop resources for service providers, community leaders and other advocates and allies working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people from multicultural and diverse faith backgrounds. Funded via a two year Harmony Grant from the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Social Cohesion, as Out in the CaLD. Both organizations have long histories of advocacy, community engagement and sector development within a human rights framework.
Together we seek to improve the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ+ people from multicultural and diverse faith backgrounds by hearing about people’s experiences in accessing services and in seeking support.
Concurrently we are exploring the levels of awareness and knowledge services and community leaders may have about the health and wellbeing needs, supports and barriers LGBTIQ+ people from multicultural and diverse faith backgrounds may experience.We are gathering this knowledge to better create resources inclusive of help sheets, training and e-modules to enhance culturally safe and culturally inclusive practice for all LGBTIQ+ people.
We would love you to be involved in any way you can.
We are offering multiple consultation methods to better inform our work.
- Consultations include online surveys for both service providers and lived experience, individual consultations, facilitation of small group and broad participant forums.
- We will be sharing these events in the next week as we launch our consultation phase to listen to and take note of stories and experiences from communities.
- We welcome any questions or greater involvement in the project.
MORE:
LGBTIQ+ Intersect Project Team.
Silvana Izzo
Email: silvana.izzo@svha.org.au
Website: http://www.vtmh.org.au/news/intersect-project
LGBTIQ+ Intersect, is a collaborative project between GLHV@ARCSHS, La Trobe University (GLHV) and Victorian Transcultural Mental Health (VTMH) that aims to develop resources for service providers, community leaders and other advocates and allies working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people from multicultural and diverse faith backgrounds. Funded via a two year Harmony Grant from the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Social Cohesion, as Out in the CaLD. Both organizations have long histories of advocacy, community engagement and sector development within a human rights framework.