Dr Ruby Grant Dr Ruby Grant stopped in at ABC Shepparton and ABC Goulburn Murray ABC Australia this morning for Breakfast with Sandra Moon to talk about vaping, including findings from our QSOX study and more broadly - listen now, from 41:00:

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Trans people who report feeling gender euphoria also report lower levels of distress, and are less likely to have felt suicidal recently. Gender euphoria is associated with feeling part of the LGBTQ+ community, and easy access to gender-affirming care:

tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Hear early insights from ARCSHS staff into their latest findings in mental health, suicide & self-harm amongst LGBTIQ+ communities incl. new analyses from surveys of LGBTQA+ pops in Aus. 26 March 1pm LGBTIQ+ Health Australia Natalie Amos Dr Ruby Grant Jordan Hinton
lgbtiqhealth.org.au/latest_insight…

New article from our ARCSHS team out now: feeling gender euphoria is associated with better mental health outcomes for trans ppl (surprise surprise!) 🏳️‍⚧️✨🩷

Read in full, open access here: doi.org/10.1080/268952…

1/4 ARCSHS is thrilled to have been awarded a $2 million grant through the MRFF for work optimising the role and impact of mental health and alcohol or drug services and programs delivered by LGBTIQ+ community-controlled organisations in Australia. latrobe.edu.au/news/announcem…

What's it really like to be queer in the suburbs? A new article lead by Dr Ruby Grant Dr Ruby Grant explores findings, including higher psychological distress, suicidal ideation, lower connection and lack of support in outer suburban LGBTQ communities: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

✨Happy 2024! New article by the ARCSHS team now published open access in SCGeog Journal! We found that #LGBTIQ ppl living in outer suburban Australia report poorer mental health than other areas - Why? 🏡
doi.org/10.1080/146493…

Nicky Bath Dr Ruby Grant ARCSHS Why LBQ women use tobacco, alcohol or vape? Coping is part of the story #APSAD23

Proud to be part of this excellent session at #APSAD23 this morning. Julie’s post provides an essential run down of our important conversations around #LGBTQ substance use, service engagement, and AOD health promotion 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Nicky Bath And now the marvellous Dr Ruby Grant ARCSHS talking about #QSOX longitudinal qual study on alcohol smoking and vaping #APSAD23

Look at this packed #LGBTIQ + session at #APSAD23

New article out now with Ash Russell 🧠 exploring trans and nonbinary ppl's access to gender affirmation in Tasmania. Cost, limited services, & gatekeeping prevent timely access to life saving care for trans Tasmanians. Full article open access here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

A recent paper co-authored by Dr Ruby Grant in AustralianGeographer explores #LGBTIQ housing trends, finding that LGBTIQ Australians are more likely to rent their homes than non-LGBTIQ people and are less satisfied with their housing situation. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

🧵1/2 ARCSHS and Rainbow Health were proud to sponsor this week’s LGBTIQ Women’s Health Conference, hosted by Thorne Harbour Health and @ACONHealth - a showcase of experience and expertise on the gaps in LGBTIQ women’s health, and an opportunity for so many valuable discussions.

A/prof A/Prof Julie Mooney-Somers presenting 2022 #SWASH data on tobacco and vaping use among LBQ women. While tobacco smoking has decreased we are still lagging behind the wider Australian population. Concurrent smoking and vaping use was also too high

Dr Ruby Grant Dr Ruby Grant presenting preliminary findings from the QSOX study about queer women’s substance use over time ARCSHS