Tag: lgbtiq

  • COVID-19 information for multicultural LGBTIQ+ people

    COVID-19 information for multicultural LGBTIQ+ people

    COVID-19 information for multicultural LGBTIQ+ people Use the table of contents below to navigate on this page. Updates to our factsheets and information sessions January 2022: Advice continues to change regarding testing, including rapid antigen tests and when to get tested. For the latest advice, visit the Victorian Government’s webpage…

  • Interactive Case Studies

    Interactive Case Studies

    New Parents, New Possibilities: Interactive Case Studies Interactive case studies were developed to illustrate diverse examples of the transition to parenthood for LGBTIQ+ parents. The case studies bring the research findings to life, highlighting not only the diversity within LGBTIQ+ families and diverse pathways to family formation but also the…

  • 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…

  • Prevention in the pandemic

    Prevention in the pandemic

    Prevention in the pandemic: The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is having a significant impact on people’s lives and wellbeing around the world.  The pandemic has exacerbated health, social and economic inequalities and globally, rates of family violence have surged. For people who are LGBTIQ+ in Victoria, especially those who experience multiple…

  • 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…

  • Co-designing family violence prevention initiatives with marginalised communities

    Co-designing family violence prevention initiatives with marginalised communities

        Co-designing family violence prevention initiatives with marginalised communities There is currently a limited evidence base for understanding the drivers of family violence in LGBTI communities. It is understood that LGBTI people experience family and intimate partner violence at the same, if not greater rates than their cisgender, heterosexual…