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Benchmarking your LGBTQ-inclusive Service Provision.
Questions about the HWEI?
Training and ongoing support
Writing Themselves In 4 Report launch

ABS Data Changes
Free GP training
Upcoming dates
Have Your Say
In the News
Did you know?

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Benchmarking your LGBTQ-inclusive service provision. Free Gap Analysis!

Submission for the index and application for the surveys are now open!

Now (while it is relatively quiet) is a great time to put together your HWEI index submission or to send out our staff or client HWEI surveys.

You have until 12th March to complete these (in any combination) to have ACON's Pride in Health + Wellbeing Program benchmark your inclusion.

Download the HWEI Benchmarking Index

Questions about the HWEI?

Our final online Q&A session is coming up - register now to ask your final index or survey questions. It is open to everyone so why not invite the whole team?

Not sure how to submit?
What evidence do I need?
Do I have to answer all of the questions?

HWEI Q & A Session
17 February 12-1:30 pm

Training and Support

Many organisations will find that they need additional staff training and ongoing organisational support in developing and embedding LGBTQ-inclusive practices. no matter where you are in your inclusion journey Pride in Health + Wellbeing can support you.

Pride in Health + Wellbeing provides their members with support hours to not only undertake training, but to go beyond training to the development of policy, forms, databases, ally networks, feedback mechanisms, measurement and reporting metrics, risk management frameworks and through embedding LGBTQ-inclusion into the business-as-usual (BAU).

If you are a member and want to book in training, or are interested in becoming a member please contact the National Program Manager Claire Allen, to discuss your organisational needs.

Phone - 0419 583 034
Email - callen@acon.org.au

The program is suitable for all organisation in the health, welfare or human services sector, from government, peak bodies, NGOs and direct care providers. Pride in Health + Wellbeing will assist you in ensuring your organisation is inclusive of LGBTQ people, embedding it in all aspects of your organisation; from direct care provision, policy and processes design, quality improvement planning, advocacy, as well as personalised staff development and training.

More info about the Program

Launch of Writing Themselves In 4 report

Cartoon graphic of two smiling people, arms round each other's shoulder: dark-skinned green-eyed person winking, wearing black hat, light pink collared shirt, gold hoop earrings, gold septum hoop and hot pink nail polish, and light-skinned dark-eyed person in white t-shirt, blue pants and black belt, with two small gold earrings.

Australia's largest-ever study on the health and wellbeing of LGBTQA+ young people aged 14-21 is being launched on Wednesday 03 February 2021 02:00 pm until Wednesday 03 February 2021 03:30 pm.

The national report contains vital information about the health and wellbeing of more than 6,000 LGBTQA+ young people, as well as findings relating to their experiences at school, homelessness, community connection and a range of other issues. The data will help to inform all those working to improve the lives of LGBTQA+ young people in Australia.

This research has been supported by the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet, the Australian Capital Territory Government Office for LGBTIQ+ Affairs, the New South Wales Department of Health and SHINE SA, with support from the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist in South Australia. It was conducted by the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) at La Trobe University with the support of Rainbow Health Victoria and Rainbow Network.

New ABS LGBTQ data markers released

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has just released the standards for sex, gender variations of sexual characteristics (also known as intersex variations) and sexual orientation.
These four variables will when used in data collection, should assist organisations and government in providing;

informed decision making and planning
policy formulation and monitoring
social, population and economic research and analysis
program provision and evaluation (e.g. health services).

Visibility and accurate population data is vital to better understand the barriers to care and health needs of the LGBTQ population and these changes will greatly improve our ability to do this.

Attendance via Zoom can be arranged in advance by emailing ELAMPIS@acon.org.au

Upcoming Dates

February 2021
February - Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
February - State networking events - see the member-only events page for your nearest event
February 5-9 - Taspride
February 6 - Sydney Mardi Gras festival begins
February 10 - PIHW member-only online LGBTQ-awareness training
February 17 - General Public HWEI Q&A Sessions

March
March 12 - HWEI Submissions and surveys close
March 31 - Trans Day of Visibility

** get a list of days of significance and link to downloadable resources from the Pride in Health + Wellbeing websit e **

Have Your Say

Needs Analysis - Palliative and End of Life Needs Analysis for LGBTQ, PLHIV and Carers

In the news

Queer and Disabled - Artist proving you can be disabled, queer and sexually active one powerful illustration at a time.

Thorne Harbour Health - TRANScripts - the latest Trans focused research

Say It Out Loud and LGBTQ DV Awareness Foundation join forces

TikTok star Stephen Thomas Smith says people assume he can’t be gay because he’s disabled

Talking Trans Ageing with Carol

What are Personal Pronouns and why do they matter?

Did you know?

Pride in Health + Wellbeing is a not-for-profit and only run on our membership fees or donations.
Why not donate to Pride in Health + Wellbeing to help us make improve the health and wellbeing services for LGBTQ people.

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