Supporting LGBT Lives in Ireland: A Study of Mental Health and Well-Being

Supporting LGBT Lives in Ireland: A Study of Mental Health and Well-Being

www.LGBTlives.ie

GLEN in collaboration with BeLonG To Youth Project have commissioned researchers from Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin to conduct the first significant study of LGBT mental health and well-being in Ireland. The study is funded by the National Office for Suicide Prevention.

The aim is to identify risk and resilience factors for LGBT mental health and suicide and to develop a model of best practice for LGBT mental health promotion and suicide prevention in an Irish context.

The online survey component of the study will explore various aspects of LGBT people’s lives in Ireland such as school, work, coming out, use of health care services and mental health. The online survey will go live on Thursday 1^st November 2007 and will run for approximately two months.

For more information contact Odhrán Allen, Director of Mental Health Strategy at GLEN on 01-4730563 or odhranallen@glen.ie

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