LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing

ARCSHS houses Australia’s largest research program focused on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing.

We cover a wide range of research subjects, including:

  • mental health
  • substance use
  • family, domestic and sexual violence
  • health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQ+ people
  • disability
  • older people
  • spirituality and spiritual care
  • suicide prevention

We work in meaningful partnership with LGBTIQ+ community organisations and stakeholders to maximise our impact. We are also responsible for two of the biggest national surveys on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing including:

  • Private Lives: exploring the health and wellbeing of adult LGBTIQ+ people
  • Writing Themselves In: examining the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ+ young people.

Our projects include:

Theme co-convenors:

Joel Anderson and Ruby Grant

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