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.

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53011

Document Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

2023

Funding Information

National Health and Medical Research Council, Targeted Call into Research into Indigenous Social Emotional Wellbeing

School

Kurongkurl Katitjin

Grant Number

NHMRC Number : APP1157377

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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MDPI

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Liddelow-Hunt, S., Lin, A., Hill, J. H. L., Daglas, K., Hill, B., Perry, Y., . . . Uink, B. (2023). Conceptualising wellbeing for Australian Aboriginal LGBTQA+ young people. Youth, 3(1), 70-92. https://doi.org/10.3390/youth3010005 https://doi.org/10.3390/youth3010005

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10.3390/youth3010005