The Australian Government, Attorney-General’s Department (AGD) has commissioned and funded the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) to undertake research on the abuse and mistreatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, and/or asexual (LGBTIQA+) older people.
AIFS has partnered with Queerspace, a division of Drummond Street Services, to undertake this project. The research will also be guided by an LGBTIQA+ lived experience advisory panel (LEAP).
Part of this project involves an anonymous online survey. The aim of the survey is to capture data about abuse and mistreatment of older LGBTIQA+ people and specifically its nature and dynamics, the characteristics of people experiencing or engaging in this abuse and mistreatment, its effects and any help seeking and protective actions and service responses. We are circulating the following information on behalf of AIFS and Queerspace.
The survey is entirely anonymous and will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. All adults aged 18 years or older who identify as an LGBTIQA+ person are eligible to participate. The survey is live and closes at the end of November 2024. We recommend you complete on a laptop and/or desktop computer.
Participation is completely voluntary. Should you wish to participate, you are free to stop the survey at any time, to not answer any questions and to delete your answers prior to submitting your responses.
Participants will be invited you to enter a random draw for one of five $100 grocery vouchers after survey completion.
A Participant Information Sheet can be downloaded here.
The survey closes at the end of November 2024.
Above is a media release from COTA Victoria (16/09/2024). The original media release is available here. COTA Australia is a valued member of the Consumers’ Federation of Australia
Note: The specific language used in this article is taken directly from the Australian Institute of Family Studies’ page for this survey, available here.