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Research Fellow in Youth Suicide Prevention, The Kids Research Institute Australia

The ruling comes as a relief to many in the trans community. www.shutterstock.com

December 1, 2017

Transgender youth can now access hormone treatment without court approval

Milly Dunn, The Conversation

Until now, Australia was the only country that required youth with gender dysphoria to seek approval from the Family Court for the second stage of hormone treatments.

Many health professionals don’t know how to support transgender young people when they seek help. from www.shutterstock.com.au

February 27, 2019

Almost half of trans young people try to end their lives. How can we reduce this alarming statistic?

Penelope Strauss, The Kids Research Institute Australia; Angus Cook, The University of Western Australia; Ashleigh Lin, The Kids Research Institute Australia, and Sam Winter, Curtin University

We all have a responsibility to improve the well-being of Australian young people, and the current rates of poor mental health in our trans young people aren’t good enough.

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