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Introducing LGBTQ+ Inclusive & Affirming Practice Guidelines Launch

16 February 2023 — 2:00pm

Location:

Online via Zoom

The LGBTQ+ Inclusive & Affirming Practice Guidelines is developed by ACON, Mental Health Coordinating Council (MHCC), the Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies (NADA), and the Central Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network (CESPHN) to support alcohol and other drugs and mental health workers in the provision of LGBTQ+ inclusive practice.

Join the launch of the revised Guidelines where representatives from ACON, MHCC, NADA and CESPHN will speak to the importance of LGBTQ+ inclusion and affirmation and invite discussion about how best to incorporate practices of LGBTQ+ inclusion and affirmation in routine service provision.

Thursday 16 February
2:00pm-3:00pm