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

• ACON LGBTQ+ Health Centre
• 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.

I​ntersex/innate variations of sex characteristics

• Intersex Human Rights Australia - 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.

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 - Free on demand training webinars and other training options

Mpox

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

Palliative care and end of life

• ACON - LGBTQ+ Toolkit for Palliative Care and End of Life Decisions
• LGBTIQ+ Health Australia – Free eLearning on Palliative Care
• Palliative care for LGBTQ+ people in NSW: research findings
• LGBTIQ+ Health Australia - 2022 Palliative Care Scoping Review

People with disability

• EmployableQ Disability Employment Inclusion Toolkit - A toolkit by LGBTIQ+ Health Australia with resources to support organisations to build safe workplaces for LGBTIQ+ people with disability.

Pregnancy and birth

• Rainbow Families - Inclusive Language For Midwives And Birth Workers.

Sexual assault

• NSW Health
  • Information for victims of sexual assault
  • Sexual Assault Services (SAS) Provide free services for victims of sexual assault, including crisis counselling, information and support, medical care and forensic examination.
• NSW Sexual Violence Helpline (1800 424 017) – A 24/7 telephone and online chat service for anyone affected by sexual violence
• Communities and Justice - Sexual violence support services

Sexual health

• NSW Health
  • NSW Sexual Health Clinics - Where to get sexual healthcare and support services.
  • HIV information for health professionals
  • NSW HIV Support Program - Support for doctors when diagnosing new patients with HIV.
  • 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.
• NSW Sexual Health Infolink - Information on sexual health for clients and health professionals, offers an anonymous call line.
• PEP hotline – 24-hour hotline for HIV
• ASHM Decision Making in PrEP Tool - Summarises key eligibility and assessment for care providers to prescribe PrEP.
• Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM) - Clinical management guideline and policies, diagnostic resources, training and education.
• Australian STI Management Guidelines - An online resource for health professionals.

Supporting older people

• LGBTIQ+ Health Australia – Working with LGBTI People: Elders

Supporting young people

• Ask for Health - Health information for LGBTIQA+ young people by young people.
• NSW Specialist Trans and Gender Diverse Health Service
• Twenty10 - Specialised services and support for young people including housing, mental health, counselling and social support.
• Kids Helpline – Free, confidential 24/7 online and phone counselling service for 5 to 25 year olds.

Trans and gender diverse health

• NSW Specialist Trans and Gender Diverse Health Service
• Framework for the Specialist Trans and Gender Diverse Health Service for People Under 25 years
• TransHub - Information for Clinicians
• TransHub - 10 tips for clinicans working with trans and gender diverse people
• Treating Sistagirls, Brothaboys and Gender Diverse Mob
• TransHub - Sexual assault: Guidance for clinicians
• Twenty10 - Gender Affirming Care in Mental Health Settings
• Australian Standards of Care and Treatment Guidelines For Trans and Gender Diverse Children and Adolescents
• World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) - Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8

Trauma-informed care

• What is trauma-informed care? - Principles for effective support

Workplace diversity and inclusion

• Diversity and I​nclusion poster
• NSW Health - Diversity Inclusion Belonging
• NSW Public Service Commission - LGBTIQ+ Inclusion
• NSW Public Service Commision - Belonging and Inclusion Library
• Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare - Australian Charter of Health Care Rights - LGBTQI+
• Welcome Here - Diversity Days