Writing Themselves In 3 (2010)
This important piece of research is the third report in a series by the Australian Research Centre in Sexuality, Health and Society at La Trobe University. The original report was released in 1998, with the second coming in 2007.
To download the research paper, click here. It is a big file, so we are trying to find a good summary as well.
Twenty10 Counselling Needs Assessment
Raina Jardin recently completed a needs assessment of the Twenty10 Counselling Program.
Executive Summary (PDF 160kb)
Full Report (PDF 90kb)
For a MEDIA RELEASE regarding this report, please click here.
Tranznation Report
This is a report into the health and wellbeing of transgendered people in Australia and New Zealand. The research was carried out by the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society (ARCSHS) at La Trobe University in Victoria.
This report may benefit students exploring issues of gender or local services wanting to better understand the issues faced by people of diverse genders.
Tranznation_report.PDF (920KB)
Suicide Prevention Australia - GLBT Position Paper
This short paper released by Suicide Prevention Australia, makes an excellent summary of the research and challenges related to suicide among GLBT populations. The report also makes important recommendations for how this important issue can be addressed.
To read the Position Paper, visit the Suicide Prevention Australia web page of Position Papers, you'll find the GLBT paper half way down the page.
Private Lives Report 2007
The Private Lives report, carried out in early 2005, is one of the largest surveys of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex (GLBTI) people ever conducted. It aimed to document aspects of the health and wellbeing of a large sample of GLBTI people in Australia, to explore the impact of factors such as homophobia, discrimination, family and community connection on health and wellbeing, and to investigate aspects of health service use.
To download the report, click here (PDF 950kb, downloads from the GLHV website)
Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University
ARCSHS is one of the leading research centres in Australia on issues relating to communities and young people of diverse genders and sexualities. There are too many of their research reports to load up onto this page, but you can easily visit their webpage, where they have reports listed by theme. Click here to visit their webpage of publications.
National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research at UNSW
Another leader in research, NCHECR has more of a focus on HIV/AIDS research and the health of gay men. Research that centres like this one conduct are very important in helping governments and services create programs that will respond effectively to HIV in our communities.
You can visit their website and see what research they have done, or are doing, by clicking here.
