Mental Health Awareness: highlighting disproportionate impact on LGBTIQ+ community

Mental Health Awareness month takes place every October offering an opportunity for Australians to consider causes, experiences and solutions around mental health.

One of many Australian demographics impacted by mental ill-health is the LGBTIQ+ community, with 75 percent experiencing a mental health disorder at some stage of life. That compares disproportionately with 41.7 percent of heterosexual people, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

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Produced By: Nick Hanlon Raggio

Featured In Story: Terence Humphreys – the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention director at LGTBIQ+ Health Australia , and

First aired on The Wire, Thursday 24 October 2024