Young people
Tracks
Track 3
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 |
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
Room 1&2 |
Speaker
Dr Paul Byron
Senior Lecturer
University Of Technology Sydney
QMAP: Mapping journeys of digital and face-to-face mental health support in LGBTQA+ young people living in Australia
1:35 PM - 1:45 PMBiography
Dr Thomas Drake-brockman
Chairperson
Transfolk Of WA
Session Introduction
1:30 PM - 1:35 PMBiography
Miss Sasha Bailey
PhD Candidate/research Assistant
The Matilda Centre For Research In Mental Health And Substance Use, The University Of Sydney
QMAP: Mapping journeys of digital and face-to-face mental health support in LGBTQA+ young people living in Australia
1:35 PM - 1:45 PMBiography
The International Partnership for Queer Youth Resilience is a SSHRC-funded interdisciplinary and multilingual international research partnership designed to understand and support the resilience of LGBTQIA2S+ youth through technology-engaged research.
Dr Paul Byron
Senior Lecturer
University Of Technology Sydney
LGBTQ+ young people’s expertise of digital peer support for mental health
1:45 PM - 1:55 PMBiography
Paul Byron researches digital cultures of care and friendship. His current work centres LGBTQ+ young people's expertise in providing and producing digital cultures of mental health support. He is author of the book, Digital Media, Friendship and Cultures of Care.
Miss Ashleigh Salmon
Research Assistant
Orygen
Measuring gender diversity in an Australian Youth Mental Health service
1:55 PM - 2:05 PMBiography
Ashleigh (she/her) is a youth mental health researcher working at Orygen. Ashleigh primarily works on a vocational support trial, for young people receiving care in the Helping Young People Early (HYPE) program, a specialist personality disorder treatment program. Ashleigh's interests also include improving service engagement by improving services.
Mr Gabriel Filpi
Community Education And Health Promotion Officer
Sexual Health And Family Planning Act
Including Intersex: Responding to the needs of intersex students in Australia
2:05 PM - 2:15 PMBiography
Gabriel is a queer, transgender, and intersex advocate, peer worker and educator. He works across human rights, sexual health and relationships education, and community support roles. Gabriel's work focusses on the LGBTIQA+ community and healthcare . Gabriel has a masters in biological anthropology with a focus on medical anthropology.
Chairperson
Thomas Drake-brockman
Chairperson
Transfolk Of WA