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How to use the guidelines | Glossary | Important Dates | Resources |
Suggested citation: Strauss, P., Hill, N.T.M., Marion, L., Gilbey, D., Waters, Z., Moore, J.K., Costanza, M., Lamblin, M., Robinson, J., Lin, A., Perry, Y. (2022). Suicide prevention in LGBTQA+ young people: best practice guidelines for clinical and community service providers. Telethon Kids Institute: Perth, Australia.
This project was supported by a Cockell Research Collaboration Award from the Raine Foundation, and the AMP Foundation. These guidelines have been endorsed by the Australian Professional Association for Trans Health.
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Some of the topics discussed in this report may be distressing for some individuals. Please reach out for support if you are feeling distressed.
- QLife, phone and chat counselling and info service | 1800 184 527 (3pm-12am daily) | Qlife.org.au
- Lifeline | 13 11 14 (available 24/7) | www.lifeline.org.au
- Suicide call-back service | 1300 659 467 (available 24/7) | www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au
- 13YARN, Crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders | 13 92 76 (available 24/7) | www.13yarn.org.au
- Non-urgent mental health support is also available through headspace (1800 650 890) | headspace.org.au
Thanks to all who joined us for the official launch of the Suicide prevention guidelines for LGBTQA+ young people. Hosted on August 24, 2022, we were joined by a wonderful panel to discuss the creation and application of these guidelines, featuring:
• Prof Ashleigh Lin - Host and Program Head, Mental Health and Youth at Telethon Kids Institute
• Dr Yael Perry – Lead Researcher and Co-Head, Youth Mental Health at Telethon Kids Institute
• Jennifer Griffiths – Clinical Specialist, A/Director/Consultant Clinical Psychologist, YouthLink
• Charlotte Glance - LGBTQA+ Youth Advocate, Youth Pride Network Project & Policy Manager
Did you ask a question but we ran out of time to answer? View our supplementary Q&A answers, provided by Telethon Kids researchers, which cover any questions we didn’t get to during the webinar.