Most LGBTQ+ people seeking support for mental health or AOD, will access services that are not LGBTQ+ specialist services. They want and should have access to services that are inclusive. The LGBTQ+ Inclusive and Affirming Practice Guidelines were developed by ACON, Mental Health Coordinating Council, NADA, and the Central Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network to […]
Working with diversity in AOD settings: resource launch with contributors (AUSLAN interpreted)
How can AOD services become more inclusive for older people, Aboriginal communities, sexuality diverse people, and culturally and linguistically diverse communities? Panellists with lived experience of accessing AOD services from these communities responded to two important questions in this webinar. Firstly, they responded to the query: ‘what are the barriers to AOD treatment for your […]
Providing inclusive AOD treatment for gender and sexuality diverse people
Watch this panel discussion to: understand the importance of using inclusive language and asking about people’s gender and sexuality in AOD settings hear from the perspective of a service user and frontline workers to understand any barriers and enablers explore approaches to having conversations about gender and sexuality and how it can be applied in […]
