Category: LGBTIQA+ Projects

  • The LGBTIQA+ Mental Health & Wellbeing Project

    The LGBTIQA+ Mental Health & Wellbeing Project

    Funded by the Victorian Department of Health, Drummond Street Services’ Centre for Family Research and Evaluation (CFRE) delivered the LGBTIQA+ Mental Health and Wellbeing Project. The project aimed to develop a better understanding of the mental health and wellbeing needs of LGBTIQA+ people, as well as their experiences accessing service…

  • New Parents, New Possibilities – Perinatal Sector Webinar Series

    New Parents, New Possibilities – Perinatal Sector Webinar Series

    New Parents, New Possibilities – Perinatal Sector Webinar Series A series of four webinars were developed to build on the original sector training to enable professional development for those who are unable to commit to group training. The four part series consists of 30 minute modules: Part I of the…

  • There’s no safe place at home report

    There’s no safe place at home report

    There’s no safe place at home report: [maxbutton id=”1″ url=”https://cfre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Theres-no-safe-place-at-home-Final-Report-1.pdf” text=”DOWNLOAD” ]        [maxbutton id=”2″ url=”https://www.withrespect.org.au/community/find-support” text=”FIND SUPPORT” ] Everyone deserves to feel safe at home, no matter who they are or whom they love. Unfortunately for many LGBTIQ+ people, their homes are not safe places. Equality Australia…

  • Action Research: Use of Family Violence by LGBTIQ+ People

    Action Research: Use of Family Violence by LGBTIQ+ People

    Action Research: Use of Family Violence by LGBTIQ+ People  National and international research has found that family violence in LGBTIQ+ relationships occurs at rates similar to, if not higher than heterosexual relationships. LGBTIQ+ populations face unique and intersecting vulnerabilities, including that: the impacts of abuse are compounded by discrimination and…

  • Behind closed doors: Adolescent Violence in the Home (AVITH) during COVID and challenges to come

    Behind closed doors: Adolescent Violence in the Home (AVITH) during COVID and challenges to come

    Behind closed doors: Adolescent Violence in the Home (AVITH) during COVID and challenges to come – As part of drummond street’s ongoing whole-of-family service response to AVITH- through its Young People and Family Violence program, and CFRE’s commitment to evidence building, we have recently partnered with RMIT’s Centre for Innovative…