LGBTIQ+ resources for health professionals

​​​​​​​​​A range of information is available to assist health professionals to be better informed about LGBTIQ+ communities and their health. Individual organisations are responsible for maintaining the information presented and should be contacted directly about any specific queries.

On this page

1. Access to primary and community care
2. Data and research
3. Domestic and family violence
4. Intersex/innate variations of sex characteristics
5. Mental health and suicide prevention support
6. Mpox
7. Multicultural and refugee health
8. Palliative care and end of life
9. People with disability
10. Pregnancy and birth
11. Sexual assault
12. Sexual health
13. Supporting older people
14. Supporting young people
15. Trans and gender diverse health
16. Trauma-informed care
17. Workplace diversity and inclusion

Access to primary and community care

• Kaleido Health Centre - is a specialised LGBTQ+ health service that will deliver inclusive, person-centred, integrated health care specifically for sexuality and gender diverse people in NSW.
• HealthPathways is an online tool for primary care clinicians with information and referral pathways on a range of health topics, including Transgender Health.

Data and research

• Australian Bureau of Statistics – Standards for Sex, Gender, Variations of Sex Characteristics and Sexual Orientation Variables
• NSW LGBTIQ+ Health Strategy 2022-2027 Summary of Evidence
• Private Lives 3 - National survey of the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ+ people
• Writing Themselves In 4 - A report on the health and wellbeing of LBGTQA+ young people in Australia
• NSW Health clinical alerts - Stay up to date with the latest NSW Health infectious disease alerts.

Domestic and family violence

• About Domestic and Family Violence
• ACON - Making Services Inclusive Video
• NSW Domestic Violence Line (1800 65 64 63) - a free 24/7 telephone helpline which provides counselling and referrals to women experiencing domestic and family violence.
• 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) - a free 24/7 telephone helpline which provides counselling, information and support to people impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence.
• Communities and Justice - Domestic, family and sexual violence - Support services for people who have experienced domestic and family violence.

Intersex/innate variations of sex characteristics

Inclusive language for innate variations of sex characteristics - put in link to page

• ​Inclusive language for innate variations of sex characteristics ​
• InterAction for Health and Human Rights - Health and Wellbeing​ ​
• Inclusion guide to respecting people with intersex variations
• Darlington Statement – Sets out the priorities and calls by the intersex human rights movement in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand.
• Australian Human Rights Commission - Ensuring health and bodily integrity (2021)
• Interlink - Brings people together to talk about living with innate variations in sex characteristics with the support of trained counsellors and intersex peer workers.​

Mental health and suicide prevention support

• NSW Health
• How can I support a LGBTIQA+ person with a mental health condition
• Community Response Packages for Priority Groups
• Services for mental health and suicide prevention support
• ACON’s Suicide Prevention and Aftercare Service
• HERE for LGBTQ+ communities - A digital suicide prevention hub.
• Safe Haven – a place people can go if feeling distressed or having suicidal thoughts, to talk or just spend time in.
• Suicide Prevention Outreach Teams - SPOT helps people who are in distress, suicidal or at risk of self-harm.
• Rainbow Resources for Mental Health Care - A toolkit for child and adolescent mental health clinicians supporting young people and their families.
• Twenty10 NSW - Inviting In: A Mental Health Resource for LGBTIQA+ People from Culturally, Religiously, and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds -  This video offers insight into the significance of culturally affirming approaches to identity, mental health, and wellbeing.
  
• NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) -  LGBTIQ+ Walk on Walk Strong project including Walk on Walk Strong stories, Inclusive Practice Training for service providers and Glossary: relevant words for communities when using health services.​​

Mpox​

• Mpox - Information and advice for health professionals.​​
  
• Vaccination against mpox
• Mpox resources – Posters, social media graphics, fact sheets and translated information.
  

Multicultural and refugee health

• Multicultural HIV and Hepatitis Service (MHAHS) - Hosted by Sydney Local Health District and works with culturally diverse communities and with health services in NSW to reduce the impacts of HIV and viral hepatitis.
• Forcibly Displaced People Network (FDPN) - FDPN is works to support LGBTIQ+ people seeking asylum, refugees and migrants to be safe in Australia.​
• NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) -   LGBTIQ+  Walk on Walk Strong Project including Walk on Walk Strong stories, Inclusive Practice Training for service providers and Glossary: relevant words for communities when using health services.