Bonus Episode: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ mental health

TW: This episode contains discussion of content that may be distressing to some listeners, including racial discrimination, transphobia, suicide, depression and anxiety. Today's very special bonus episode of Embracing the Mind follows the launch of the Walkern Katatdjin (Rainbow Knowledge) Phase 2 National Survey Community Report. This first-of-it-kind national survey investigated the mental health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ young people in Australia. We will return with season two later this year. Our first guest is social worker Tahlia Blow, a queer Mununjali woman living in Naarm (Melbourne). Tahlia shares her perspective on experiencing racial discrimination while growing up, at the same time as exploring her own identity. Next, we are joined by Associate Professor Bep Uink, a researcher at Telethon Kids Institute and Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre at Murdoch University. Bep, a Noongar woman, was one of the lead authors on the Walkern Katatdjin Community Report. She received a research translation grant from Embrace @ Telethon Kids Institute to assist with publishing the report. If this episode has caused you distress, please reach out to a loved one or call Lifeline on 13 11 14. Embrace is supported by its principal partner, Rio Tinto. Follow our host @dralwoolard on Instagram.