1. Conceptualising Wellbeing for Australian Aboriginal LGBTQA+ Young People.
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Liddelow-Hunt, Shakara, Lin, Ashleigh, Hill, James Hector Laurent, Daglas, Kate, Hill, Braden, Perry, Yael, Wilson, Mirella, and Uink, Bep
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LGBTQ+ communities ,MENTAL health ,INTERSECTIONALITY ,INDIGENOUS peoples - Abstract
It is likely that young people who are both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and LGBTQA+ would be at increased risk for poor mental health outcomes due to the layered impacts of discrimination they experience; however, there is very little empirical evidence focused on the mental health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ young people. The current study represents a qualitative exploration of wellbeing among Aboriginal LGBTQA+ young people. This study consisted of semi-structured interviews and focus groups with Aboriginal LGBTQA+ young people aged 14–25 years old in the Perth metropolitan area of Western Australia. Thematic analysis identified seven major themes that were significant to participants' wellbeing: identity, family, community, visibility, services, stigma and navigating. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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