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Conceptualising Wellbeing for Australian Aboriginal LGBTQA+ Young People

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. 

Citation:
Liddelow-Hunt S, Lin A, Hill JHL, Daglas K, Hill B, Perry Y, Wilson M, Uink B. Conceptualising Wellbeing for Australian Aboriginal LGBTQA+ Young People. Youth. 2023;3(1):70-92.

Keywords:
LGBTQA+; Indigenous; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander; qualitative; wellbeing; mental health; intersectionality

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.