These resources may be useful for young people, students, parents teachers and workers looking at sexuality and gender.

Twenty10 welcomes mental health announcement

Twenty10 welcome Prime Minister Gillard's promise to increase mental health spending, particularly the focus on support services for young people in community settings and counselling for people of diverse genders and sexualities at risk of suicide.

Read our media release here.

For more information, contact Rebecca Reynolds on 0466 66 2010 or rebecca.reynolds@twenty10.org.au

RESEARCH OF THE MONTH: Twenty10 Counselling Needs Assessment

Counselling Needs Assessment


Raina Jardin recently completed a needs assessment of the Twenty10 Counselling Program.

Executive Summary (PDF 160kb)

Full Report (PDF 90kb)

For a MEDIA RELEASE regarding  this report, please click here. 

RESOURCE OF THE MONTH: Twenty10 Strategic Plan 2010-2015

Strategic Plan Cover

 

The Twenty10 Strategic Plan 2010-2015 is available here for download.

Strategic_Plan_10-15.pdf (320kb)

We encourage you to provide feedback or to suggest ways in which we can work together to achieve our goals.

Write to info@twenty10.org.au

For a MEDIA RELEASE regarding  this report, please click here. 

New Twenty10 Gender Identity Poster

Twenty10 has released a new poster promoting gender diversity. The text on the poster reads:

"Wherever you and your gender sit, there is a place for you.
Gender, sex and sexuality are not black and white.
If you are under 26 and identify as transgender, intersex of gender-queer
or are exploring what gender means for you, Twenty10 can help you
access the support and information you may need."

This poster is a great one to have up in your service or consultation room to ensure that people feel comfortable and welcome to talk about their gender identity or issues they may be having.

To order a copy of this free poster, e-mail info@twenty10.org.au

Gender Identity Poster

New York Times: Coming Out in Middle School

This article from The New York Times looks at the situation of young people coming out during their Middle Year's of school (which is the equivalent of Years 6-8 in Australia). The article paints a picture of how supportive and welcoming environments can be created for these young people. Thinking about people this young coming out, can be a challenging thought for people. It is important to point out that this is a reality and we have a duty of care to all young people. Additionally, young people can be aware of their sexual identity with out yet being sexually active -  an important distinction.

To read the article, visit The New York Times website.

Brent Humphreys for The New York Times

Austin, a gay 13-year-old from Oklahoma.
Brent Humphreys for The New York Times

Helpful resources

Menu items on the right indicate pages that are available. We will add to these pages and the menu over the next month. The menu will include coming out resources, gender, sexuality, parent support resources, things for teachers, anti-homophobia and safety and others.

In the meantime, a helpful website is the GLHV Clearinghouse, based in Melbourne. You can visit their website by clicking here.

There are three more local sites that are also accumulating some helpful resources:

GLYSSN (St George Youth Services) - www.glyssn.com

Not So Straight (Mountain Youth Services Team) - www.notsostraight.com.au

ACON (AIDS Council of NSW) - www.acon.org.au