Comments on: Funding seems to be the hardest word

By: Jo

Jo — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:01:15 +0000

Thanks Andie for this article and for making special mention of aged care issues, which are very serious and require urgent attention, but can be overlooked when questions of GLBTI suicide are discussed. http://www.suicidepreventionaust.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/index.html#feature 'Dr Jo Harrison, a gerontologist with expertise in gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex (GLBTI) aged care, says older people with particular needs are especially at risk. 'It is still definitely the caseâ€¦ that people continue to remain invisible and afraid. They therefore experience greater anxiety and depression and are at risk of suicide after lives of persecution and hiding their identities.'

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:17:40 +0000

$1m is a disgrace considering the mental health issues GLBT community members experience. I hope this leads to more funding.

By: Lyndal @ QAHC

Lyndal @ QAHC — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 03:42:20 +0000

Queensland's gay health body Healthy Communities is only funded for a sliver of LGBT health work. Our lesbian, trans, mental health and other groups attract no ongoing funding. We have launched the Equality in Health campaign through Facebook and Twitter to ask our community to remind their politicians that they deserve the same access to health. More info at www.tinyurl.com/EqualityInHealth

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$1M for mental health support | Star Online — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 03:22:47 +0000

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