‘You learn from each other’: LGBTIQ Young People’s Mental Health Help-seeking and the RAD Australia Online Directory

The 'You learn from each other' report gives an overview of the LGBTIQ Help-Seeking ETool project (2015-2016), funded by the Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre and conducted as a collaboration between the partner organisations of Twenty10 incorporating GLCS NSW, The Freedom Centre, Curtin University and Western Sydney University. LGBTIQ1 young people are subject to a range of socio-cultural inequities that impact on their health and wellbeing and are particularly at a higher risk of facing mental health issues. Further to this, homophobia, transphobia, (non)disclosure of gender and sexuality identities, and fears of not being understood and/or being judged can prevent LGBTIQ young people from seeking mental health support. 'You learn from each other' reports on our research findings on the experiences of LGBTIQ young people seeking mental health support, and how technology can promote mental health and reduce barriers for help-seeking. Our project aims to empower Australian LGBTIQ young people to access mental health support, and to assist service providers and mental health professionals in providing optimal care and support to LGBTIQ young people through the use of technology. The project culminated in the development of the e-tool prototype, RAD Australia" a user-driven online directory to support both LGBTIQ young people's mental health wellbeing, and the referral processes of health and community workers.