Intersectionality and LGBTQ+ mental health: a closer look

This session will discuss the many various factors that may impact how LGBTQ+ patients receive care, including discussing older LGBTQ+ people and their experiences, race and intersectionality, community and religion, and more.

Please view this session programme here.

• Lizzie Streeter - LGBT Health Inequalities
• Professor Ben Thomas - Improving the lived experience of LGBTQ+ people with dementia and their carers
• Dr Raja Badrakalimuthu - Dementia in the transgender population
• Osman, Volunteer-Hidayah - Community led LGBT+ Muslim activism and advocacy in the UK 
• Dr Amal Khanolkar - Lived experiences and their consequences for health and wellbeing in sexual and ethnic minority young adults in the UK – A mixed methods study 

This event is part of a full webinar series on LGBTQ+ mental health.

LGBTQ+ people have a higher prevalence of mental health difficulties, compared to many of the population. Yet, most of us know little about the challenges and barriers they experience.

Our LGBTQ+ Mental Health Webinar series, hosted by RCPsych Trent and West Midlands Division, aims to look into the various mental ill health conditions commonly experienced within the LGBTQ+ community, share research, and provide the tools to better equip care givers working with and supporting this group.

The series of four webinars will cover the following areas:

• Session 1 - Trauma, substances and suicide - LGBTQ+ Mental health - 28 September 2023
• Session 2 - Supporting transgender adult patients - 8 December 2023
• Session 3 - Intersectionality and LGBTQ+ mental health: a closer look - 25 January 2024
• Session 4 - LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health Webinar - 23 February 2024

Medical Students: Please email Michael Jamieson (Michael.Jamieson@rcpsych.ac.uk) to book your free place.

*please note, places are limited so please email ahead to avoid disappointment.

Allied health professionals: For any non-psychiatric medical professionals, including nurses, who wish to attend one of these events, please email Michael Jamieson (Michael.Jamieson@rcpsych.ac.uk).

Please note, this webinar will be recorded and available* after the event is finished. 

*Recordings will be made available to those who register in advance of the event.

This recording will be available to watch on demand until 1 June 2024.

This event is taking place online via Zoom. To take part you will need:

• access to a reliable internet connection
• a PC, laptop, tablet or phone
• Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge browser or Zoom installed on your PC, laptop, tablet or phone.

Please note: It is up to the participant to ensure that they have the correct requirements in place prior to booking the event.

Joining instructions for the event will be sent out the week of the event.

• Do I need to book the full webinar series, or can I book each webinar individually?

Each session is available to book as an individual webinar. If you book and pay for an individual webinar you will receive a link to watch this live and will receive the recording for this one session. We also have the option to book the full series which will give you access to all four individual webinars and the recordings with a 10% discount

• Will all 4 webinar episodes will be available immediately?

No. Each session will be available on the individual dates advertised, then afterwards as recordings. Session 1 ran on September 28^th. The next three episodes will run on three separate dates in December, then January and February 2024.

• What are the dates and topics for each webinar session?
• Session 1 – 28 September 2.30-5pm – Trauma, substances, and suicide – LGBTQ+ mental health
• Session 2 – 8 December 9.30-12.30pm – Supporting transgender adult patients
• Session 3 – 25 January 2-4.30 – Intersectionality and LGBTQ+ mental health: A closer look
• Session 4 – 23 February 9.30-12.30pm – LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health

• How long will each session recording be available to watch on demand?

All recordings will be available to watch on demand until 1 June 2024.

• I booked and paid for one individual session but would now like to book for the remaining three. Do I need to pay for each individually or am I entitled to a discount?

Yes. We can offer you a discounted rate if you would like to purchase additional webinar sessions. Please contact division.events@rcpsych.ac.uk and we can arrange this for you.

• If a book all four sessions, will I receive a certificate for each session I attend, or will this be sent once all four sessions have taken place?

You will receive an individual certificate for each session after it has taken place. Certificates are sent out via email within two weeks of the event date. Please ensure the email address linked to your membership account is up to date otherwise you may not receive it.