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 PM

Biography

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Dr Thomas Drake-brockman
Chairperson
Transfolk Of WA

Session Introduction

1:30 PM - 1:35 PM

Biography

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 PM

Biography

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 PM

Biography

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 PM

Biography

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 PM

Biography

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

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Thomas Drake-brockman
Chairperson
Transfolk Of WA

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