LGBTIQ+ Health Australia explained

LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (formerly the National LGBTI Health Alliance)
Formation:2007
Type:NGO
Purpose:Peak health body
Region Served:Australia
Leader Title:Chief Executive Officer
Leader Name:Nicky Bath

LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (formerly the National LGBTI Health Alliance) is a peak health organisation for LGBT and intersex organisations in Australia. A not-for-profit company, it was established in August 2007.[1]

Key areas of activity

Key focus areas include ageing,[2] mental health, suicide prevention, intersex health, transgender health, and data collection.[3] [4] [5]

Ageing

The organisation led consultations on an inclusive aged care strategy for the Department of Health that helped lead to the development of a national strategy.[6]

Intersex health

In 2013, the Alliance called for the implementation of the recommendations of a Senate Committee report on the 'Involuntary or coerced sterilisation of intersex people'. The Alliance had earlier made submissions and participated in a hearing on the issue.[7] [8]

Mental health and suicide prevention

A major report on mental health and suicide prevention, prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers, was published in August 2011. The report found that "there are higher levels of depression, anxiety and other mental health problems in the LGBTI populations, with evidence suggesting attempted suicide is 3.5 to 14 times" higher.[9]

In September 2013, the Alliance joined a national campaign calling for a "National LGBTI Suicide Prevention Strategy", with the aim of halving suicide rates by 2023.[10]

Trans and intersex health issues

The Alliance launched a report on trans and intersex health issues at the federal Parliament House in November 2012.[11] With Organisation Intersex International Australia, the Alliance was also consulted by the Department of Health and Ageing leading to improvements in access to Medicare services, reported in July 2013.[12] [13]

Health in Difference national conference

The Alliance organises a biannual conference, Health in Difference. The 2013 conference was held in Melbourne in April. Plenary sessions were recorded by JOY 94.9.[14] [15] [16]

Executive director

In late 2013, Warren Talbot announced his resignation as executive director, for health reasons, and Andrew Little was appointed as acting executive director. Rebecca Reynolds, formerly the manager of Twenty10 took up the position in February 2014.[17]

Member organisations

Member organisations[18] include:

Affiliations

LGBTIQ+ Health Australia is a member of the Young and Well Co-operative Research Centre[19] and the National Coalition for Suicide Prevention.[20]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://lgbtiqhealth.org.au/about About Us
  2. http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/call-to-action-as-gays-go-grey-20121220-2bo5y.html Call to action as gays go grey
  3. http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/local-news/new-south-wales-news/lgbti-health-alliance-farwells-talbot/112088 LGBTI Health Alliance Farewells Talbot
  4. http://gaynewsnetwork.com.au/news/international-intersex-awareness-day-9315.html International Intersex Awareness Day
  5. http://gaynewsnetwork.com.au/news/lgbti-groups-hopeful-of-progress-under-coalition-11877.html LGBTI groups hopeful of progress under Coalition
  6. http://www.health.gov.au/lgbtistrategy National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Ageing and Aged Care Strategy
  7. http://gaynewsnetwork.com.au/news/new-report-highlights-gaps-in-australia-s-intersex-health-care-12419.html New Report highlights gaps in Australia’s intersex health care
  8. http://www.lotl.com/gay-lesbian-giveaways-aus-nz/tickets/Health-Alliance-calls-for-implementation-of-Intersex-Report/ Health Alliance calls for implementation of Intersex Report
  9. http://www.lgbthealth.org.au/sites/default/files/MindOUT-surveys-media-release.pdf Media Release: LGBTI Alliance releases mental health report: shocked by mainstream services’ attitudes
  10. http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/leading-groups-join-push-for-lgbti-suicide-prevention-strategy/109320 Leading groups join push for LGBTI suicide prevention strategy
  11. http://www.warrenentsch.com.au/Media/MediaReleases/tabid/73/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/256/Report-identifies-way-forward-for-LGBTI-health.aspx Report identifies way forward for LGBTI health
  12. http://oii.org.au/23049/medicare-sex-gender-neutral/ Medicare is now sex and gender neutral
  13. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20130901235400/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/141595/20130902-0954/www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr13-tp-tp086.htm All Gender Discrimination to be Removed from Medicare
  14. http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/lgbti-health-under-the-spotlight/102232 LGBTI health under the spotlight
  15. http://joy.org.au/hid2013/tag/plenary/ Health in Difference
  16. http://oii.org.au/22160/intersex-health-hid2013-plenary/ Intersex health – Morgan Carpenter’s presentation to Health in Difference conference
  17. http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/local-news/new-south-wales-news/reynolds-to-lead-national-lgbti-health-alliance/114191 Reynolds to lead National LGBTI Health Alliance
  18. Web site: Member Directory 2023-2024 . 2023-12-20 . LGBTIQ+ Health Australia.
  19. http://www.yawcrc.org.au/partners/supporting/lgbti-health-alliance Young and Well CRC - National LGBTI Health Alliance
  20. http://suicidepreventionaust.org/project/national-coalition-for-suicide-prevention/ National Coalition for Suicide Prevention

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