Rainbow Health Australia publications
Rainbow Health Australia is the knowledge translation arm of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, specialising in putting the knowledge from the Centre's research into practice in the health and human services sector, government policy, and the wider community. For more Rainbow Health Australia publications, visit the Rainbow Health Australia Research & Resources page.
Rainbow Tick Standards: A framework for LGBTIQ cultural safety
2021
A framework to support organisations to improve the quality of care and services they provide to LGBTIQ service users, staff and volunteers
Jami Jones, Jackson Fairchild, Marina Carman, Pam Kennedy, Shamini Joseph, Matthew Parsons
Rainbow Tick accreditation is a major investment being made by an increasing number of organisations in Australia who wish to both demonstrate inclusivity and deliver inclusive services. Beyond this, Rainbow Tick is increasingly being recognised as more than an accreditation program.
The Rainbow Tick Standards serve as a useful framework to guide best practice in LGBTIQ
inclusion at any stage of the change process.
Rainbow Tick standards - A framework for LGBTIQ cultural safety (PDF, 6.6MB)
Rainbow Tick: Accreditation and evidence guide 
2021
Supplement to the Rainbow Tick standards
Jami Jones, Jackson Fairchild, Marina Carman, Pam Kennedy, Shamini Joseph, Matthew Parsons
This supplement to 'Rainbow Tick standards: A framework for LGBTIQ cultural safety' outlines the associated actions and examples of evidence that can be used to show that an organisation has met Rainbow Tick accreditation standards.
Rainbow Tick accreditation and evidence guide (PDF, 0.9MB)
Pride in Prevention Messaging Guide
2021
Jackson Fairchild, Marina Carman, Rosanne Bersten and Belinda O'Connor
This guide builds on Pride in Prevention: a guide to primary prevention of family violence experienced by LGBTIQ communities, which draws together existing research and policy frameworks, and puts forward a new conceptual model for understanding LGBTIQ experiences of family violence, along with priority actions for primary prevention.
Pride in Prevention Messaging Guide (PDF, 6.6MB)
Pride in Prevention Evidence Guide
2020
A guide to primary prevention of family violence experienced by LGBTIQ communities, funded by the Office for Women in the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet.
Marina Carman, Jackson Fairchild, Matthew Parsons, Claire Farrugia, Jennifer Power and Adam Bourne
Pride in Prevention Evidence Guide (PDF, 6.6MB)
Rainbow Tick Guide to LGBTI-Inclusive Practice: Second Edition (deprecated)
2017
A guide to assist organisations in improving the quality of care and services they provide to their lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse and intersex consumers, staff and volunteers
Prepared by Pamela Kennedy and Sunil Patel
Rainbow Tick Guide to LGBTI-Inclusive Practice: Second Edition (PDF, 1.3MB)
LGBTI-inclusive practice audit tool for health and human service organisations
2016
Does your organisation tick all the boxes?
Rainbow Health Australia
LGBTI-inclusive practice audit tool for health and human service organisations (PDF, 0.2MB)
Identifying the experiences and needs of LGBTI communities before, during and after emergencies in Victoria
2018
A research report commissioned by the Department of Premier and Cabinet
Debra Parkinson, Liam Leonard, Alyssa Duncan and Judy Jeffrey
The everyday experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people living with disability
2018
William Leonard and Rosemary Mann