Support for LGBTQ specific alcohol and drug counselling

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2021-05-06 03:00

Australia; NSW

Clients attending a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) specific drug and alcohol service showed reduced substance use and improved psychosocial wellbeing during treatment, according to Australian research. The study found that the clients attending LGBTQ-specific drug and alcohol services were markedly different from clients attending mainstream services in terms of their sociodemographics, substance use, and source of referral. The authors say this supports the provision of LGBTQ-specific alcohol and drug services.

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conference: Drug and Alcohol Review

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Organisation/s: The University of New South Wales, ACON

Funder: This study was funded by an Alcohol and other Drugs NGO Evaluation Grant from the NSW Ministry of Health’s Alcohol and Other Drugs Early Intervention Fund, with additional funds from Central Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network. The Centre for Social Research in Health is supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Health. ACON is primarily funded by the NSW Ministry of Health

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