The sector is ready, and the community needs Australian alcohol and other drug treatment services to ask about sexuality and gender identity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21597151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jack Freestone (0000-0002-7503-7540, Alcohol and Other Drug Research and Development, ACON Sydney Australia), Julie Mooney-Somers (0000-0003-4047-3403, Sydney Health Ethics, School of Public Health University of Sydney Sydney Australia), Suzie Hudson (Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies Sydney Australia) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 39-42 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Drug and Alcohol Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-5236 • E-ISSN: 1465-3362 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/dar.13367 |
| PMID | 34370883 |
| OpenAlex | W3190505513 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 14 |
Sexuality and gender diverse Australians are a priority population in federal and state‐based alcohol and other drug (AOD) strategies. Research evidence shows higher prevalence of AOD use by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people, riskier use and a higher proportion have accessed AOD treatment. Despite these disparities, Australian AOD treatment services do not routinely collect data on sexuality or gender identity. As a result, the treatment needs, experiences and outcomes of LGBTQ people remain largely invisible. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' recently released standardised indicators for the recording of sex, gender, variations of sex characteristics and sexual orientation presents an opportunity for the AOD sector to implement inclusive data collection as a foundational step towards achieving policy priorities for LGBTQ people. This commentary includes an implementation case study from the New South Wales non‐government AOD treatment sector, where sexuality and gender identity indicators have been collected since 2016
Human sexuality · Lesbian · Political science · Population · Queer · Sexual identity · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Transgender · Demography · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
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New South Wales alcohol and other drug service providers' perceptions of the relative importance of client variables for determining treatment need
Substance use among trans and gender diverse young people in Australia
Engaging and retaining clients in AOD treatment
Social Relationships and Gender-Diverse Young People's Capacities to Manage Problematic Substance Use
Substance use in lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations
Sexualised drug taking among men who have sex with men
Illicit drug use in sexual settings (‘chemsex’) and HIV/STI transmission risk behaviour among gay men in South London
The Substance Abuse Treatment Experiences of a Small Sample of Transgender Clients
Sexual identity and prevalence of alcohol and other drug use among Australians in the general population
A response to Pienaar et al (2018) ‘Problematizing LGBTIQ drug use, governing sexuality and gender
What Sexual and Gender Minority People Want Researchers to Know About Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Questions
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |