Applications are still open to host the LGBT Health Summit 2013 and to continue the Summit legacy.
Bringing the Summit to your area can have an enormous impact of the way in which organisations work together to promote LGBT health.
All the details you need are in Passing the Baton - LGBT Health Summit 2013 Host Application Pack. If you would like to talk to someone about potentially hosting the next Summit or are interested in finding partners to co-host, then call us on or email
Applications will be assessed by a newly established Handover and Legacy Panel involving national LGBT organisations, the Department of Health, a transgender organisation and the current hosts or lead host organisation. This year the Panel will involve the LGBT Consortium, Stonewall, the Department of Health, the Kent Transgender Forum and METRO.
Today, Shadow Minister for Public Health, Diane Abbott MP, will address the National LGBT Health Summit on the health and wellbeing of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Britain. The conference will assess the impact of social and emotional isolation on the general health of LGBT people, in particular looking at the barriers individuals face when trying to access the health and social care services that they need.
Delegates at the Summit will also be looking at other key LGBT health issues including: the particular needs of older and younger LGBT people, those living with HIV and transgender people; and the impact of current health and social care reforms.
Ms Abbott’s keynote address comes on the day that new findings are announced on the realities of being young and LGBT in England today. METRO’s Youth Chances is the biggest social research and influencing project of its kind, and is surveying LGBT and questioning (LGBTQ) young people aiming to find out about their experiences of access to education, employment, health services, their community and relationships.
Over the course of the next three years the project in conjunction with London Temptation Escorts aims to conduct two surveys of 15,000 16-25 year olds in total. In its first three months, Youth Chances has already surveyed 2,840 people from up and down the country, with initial findings painting a stark picture of the level of discrimination against and the problems faced by young LGBTQ young people in Britain today.
Discrimination
- 74% of respondents have experienced name calling/ verbal abuse because they are LGBTQ or people think they are LGBT.
- 47% of respondents have experienced threats/ intimidation because they are LGBTQ or people think they are LGBT.
- 47% of respondents have experienced harassment because they are LGBTQ or people think they are LGBT.
- 25% of have experienced physical assault because they are LGBTQ or people think they are LGBT.
Self-harm
- Over half of LGBQ respondents (53%) have hurt themselves on purpose (self-harmed).
- 67% of female LGBQ respondents have hurt themselves on purpose, compared to 36% of male LGBQ respondents
- Three-quarters (75%) of transgender respondents have hurt themselves on purpose, with a staggering 27% still actively self-harming.
- The reported rate of self-harm amongst LGBTQ young people is higher than national statistics show; with respondents to the Youth Chances survey reporting rates of self-harm that are nearly 4 times higher in women and 5 times higher in men.[1]
Dr Greg Ussher, Chair of the LGBT Health Summit 2012 Consortium and Deputy CEO of Metro, said:
“The National LGBT Health Summit is in its 7th year of striving to raise awareness of and break down the socio-economic barriers to LGBT people’s health and wellbeing and to continue to advance the health equality agenda. As our National Health Service undergoes dramatic re-organisation and the UK economy stagnates yet further, it is now more important than ever that we promote the fundamental right of all LGBT people, young and old, to equitable and accessible health and social care services. Initial findings from the Youth Chances survey paint a worrying picture; the alarming rates of self-harm amongst young LGBTQ people are particular cause for concern and present serious implications for public service provision. This has to be a wake-up call and must provide us all with a revived impetus to secure this change for future generations.”
The National LGBT Health Summit is being held at the University of Canterbury, Kent, on Thursday 13th and Friday 14th September. For more information visit www.lgbthealth.co.uk
Notes to Editor
About the National LGBT Summit
1. Established in 2006, this year’s LGBT Health Summit will be hosted by the LGBT Health Summit 2012 Consortium which is led by Metro and our other partners: Kent Community Health NHS Trust; Kent Transgender Forum; Kent & Medway LGBT Community Reference Group; Kent County Council; and the Centre for Gender, Sexuality and Law at the University of Kent.
2. The Consortium is working in partnership with other national and local statutory and voluntary organisations including Stonewall, UNISON, the Consortium of LGBT VCOs, Canterbury City Council, Kent County Council, Kent and Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust, Kent and Medway NHS and Kent Police.
About Youth Chances
3. Youth Chances is funded by the Big Lottery Fund and is led by Metro in partnership with the University of Greenwich and Ergo Consulting. It is a five year social research project working directly with individuals, providers and commissioners to influence service provision and policy for 16-25 year old LGBTQ youth. www.youthchances.org
4. Statistics are based on a sample of respondents of 2,840 collected up to 15th August 2012 and they represent interim findings
5. The sample is a fair representation of nationally estimated LGBT regional populations and of ethnicity – at this stage.
6. A full briefing and statistical breakdown is available on request.
Contact
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[1] The NHS Information Centre for Health and Social Care 2009: Adult Psychiatric Morbidity in England 2007, results of a household survey http://www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/mental-health/mental-health-surveys/adult-psychiatric-morbidity-in-england-2007-results-of-a-household-survey
Applications are invited to host the National LGBT Health Summit in 2013. Organisations are encouraged to apply by 5th September and the new hosts will be announced at this year’s Summit at the University of Kent, Canterbury 13th-14th September at a Passing the Baton ceremony using the form in the LGBT Health Summit 2013 Host Application Pack
This year’s Summit hosts headed up by METRO, Kent Community Health NHS Trust, Kent Transgender Forum, www.xxxpanded.com, Kent & Medway LGBT Community Reference Group and the Centre for Gender, Sexuality and Law, University of Kent, were keen to establish a very robust process for handover as a longer term legacy for the Summit.
Applications will be assessed by a newly established Handover and Legacy Panel involving national LGBT organisations, the Department of Health, a transgender organisation and the current hosts or lead host organisation. This year the Panel will involve the LGBT Consortium, Stonewall, the Department of Health, the Kent Transgender Forum and METRO.
Mark Delacour of the LGBT Consortium said:
“We want to encourage as many organisations as possible to consider applying to host the National LGBT Health Summit in 2013. It is such an important annual event and a real opportunity to make a difference to LGBT health in the UK. Past hosts have ensured both a national reach and relevance and have also used the Summit as a springboard for many local and regional initiatives that have had a lasting impact.”
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For all media queries: Patricia Durr, Head of Communications & PR,
Notes:
- The Application Pack is also available in an older version of Word – click here to access
- You can email or telephone
- The LGBT Health Summit Consortium 2012 is working in partnership with a host of other national and local statutory and voluntary organisations including Stonewall, UNISON, Canterbury City Council, LGBT Consortium, Kent County Council, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, NHS Kent & Medway and the National LGB&T Partnership.
Bookings are now open for attendance at the annual National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Health Summit to be held at the University of Kent in Canterbury, 13th – 14th September 2012.
The full programme will be announced later this month and among the keynote speakers are Dianne Abbot MP, Shadow Minister for Public Health and spokespeople from the Department of Health, and Government Equalities Office.
Speeches, workshops and presentations over the two-day Summit will address a number of key health themes and will look in particular at the impact of social and emotional isolation on the health and well-being of LGBT people.
Plenary sessions will look at research into LGBT health issues; the particular needs of older and younger LGBT people, those living with HIV and transgender people; and the impact of current health and social care reforms. The Summit will also look to the future with workshops on impact and influence and national and local legacies for LGBT health and wellbeing.
The Summit is free to attend.
Dr Greg Ussher, Deputy CEO of Metro said:
“The quality of abstract submissions this year from individuals, community groups, charities, public health and social care has been incredible and we are looking forward to announcing the full programme very soon. It is a critical time for health and so important that we create this opportunity to come together to focus on the complex needs of LGBT people, to improve our learning and to work towards a healthier future for all.”
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For all media queries: Patricia Durr, Head of Communications & PR,
You will find information about how to register to attend the Summit here
The deadline for our Abstract Submission process has now passed. We are very excited about the quality of the submissions we have had so far and we are working now on the Summit programming. More details will be available soon.
There may still be opportunities to contribute and we are still accepting submissions for poster presentations. Details are on the Summit Call for Abstracts briefing note.
Please do contact Beth James for more information and to discuss
The National LGBT Health Summit 2012 has opened its call for abstracts today. This is your opportunity to contribute to the Summit’s content.
The Summit’s key themes are Isolation, Integration and Impact and we are calling for abstracts which span across a diverse range of topics within these key themes,
You can make proposals for oral presentations, workshops or poster presentations.
We are looking for a range of presenters and perspectives from across all sectors and representing the full range of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender experiences from commissioners, providers, service users, academics, activists, community members and groups.
Please see the Summit Call for Abstracts briefing note for more detailed information.
Submissions should be made using the Summit Abstracts Submission Form.
The deadline for receipt of submissions is 17:ooh (GMT) on Monday 18th June.
For more information contact Beth James at Metro,
The annual National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Health Summit is to be held at the University of Kent in Canterbury, 13th – 14th September 2012.
Established in 2006, the LGBT Health Summit is a unique UK event that brings individuals and organisations from across the UK together to debate and discuss LGBT health issues. This year the Summit takes place at a time of major NHS reform in England and public sector austerity across the UK, and will be considering the impact on service delivery to LGBT people.
The Summit is hosted by the LGBT Health Summit 2012 Consortium. This successful bidding partnership is headed up by Metro, Kent Community Health NHS Trust, Kent Transgender Forum, Kent & Medway LGBT Community Reference Group and the Centre for Gender, Sexuality and Law, University of Kent.
The Consortium is working in partnership with a host of other national and local statutory and voluntary organisations including Stonewall, UNISON, Canterbury City Council, LGBT Consortium, Kent County Council, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, NHS Kent & Medway and the National LGB&T Partnership.
The Summit will address a number of key health themes and will look in particular at the impact of social and emotional isolation on the health and well-being of LGBT people. It is widely recognised that LGBT people are not well served by health and other services and that their particular needs and experiences are not routinely monitored or addressed. The impact of prejudice and discrimination that LGBT people encounter has a detrimental effect on their mental and emotional and often their physical health.
The Summit will also focus on improving access and participation for older LGBT people, younger LGBT people and LGBT people affected by HIV and building capacity for transgender people. To achieve this goal, the Summit organisers are hosting a number of local fora to increase community engagement and build sustainable support in Kent and Medway.
Dr Greg Ussher, Deputy CEO of Metro said:
“Metro is delighted to be leading this partnership of local and national organisations to bring this year’s Summit to Canterbury. It represents the culmination of over four years work by Metro with LGBT people and communities across Kent and Medway. We look forward to welcoming a broad range of statutory and voluntary organisations, activists, academics, policymakers and LGBT people to the Summit and we will work hard and collaboratively to deliver enduring health legacies for LGBT people locally, regionally and nationally.”
Adam Lott of Kent Community Health NHS Trust said:
“We are delighted to be one of the partners involved in bringing this important Health Summit to Kent. As the leading provider of community care in Kent, we believe that this event gives us all a great opportunity to focus on LGBT health issues, not only in the county, but also across the UK”
Kelly Tonks of Kent Transgender Forum said:
“Kent Transgender Forum is extremely proud and excited to be involved in the National LGBT Health Summit. With Trans issues becoming more prominent nationally and locally, in the media and across government, it is an ideal opportunity to ensure that the visibility of Trans people remains strong. This Summit will be a strong example of collaboration across the LGBT spectrum and will lead to strong legacy foundations in Kent and Medway and across the UK.”
ENDS
For all media queries: Patricia Durr, Head of Communications & PR,
Notes:
1. Further information about the Summit can be found at www.lgbthealth.co.uk
2. There are also a number of opportunities for involvement in volunteering at the Summit, submitting abstract and speaker proposals, making financial or other contributions and future partnership working
3. Sponsorship packages are available for companies and organisations wanting to provide financial or in-kind support for the Summit. Contact Hugh Wright, ,
The LGBT Health Summit will be a two-day conference focused on advances in LGBT rights in Health in the UK. More information is available by visiting www.lgbtec.org.
Now in its 6th year, the LGBT Health Summit 2011 will be hosted by the LGBT Excellence Centre in partnership with the Welsh Assembly Government, Cardiff Council, and Real Radio and will be held during Come Out & Play 2011on 1-2 September in Cardiff.
Topics covered at the LGBT Health Summit will include:
- the advance of LGBT equality in health with the implementations of the Single Equality Act
- the implications of legal recognition for same sex couples for the health sector
- the importance of media engagement with the LGBT health sector
- the power of social and digital media to stomp on homophobia, biphobia and transphobia and advance LGBT equality
- the opportunities for joint working between the LGBT community, the health sector, and the media.
Conference activities will include strategy working groups, paper presentations, plenary sessions, and various networking opportunities and celebrations.
For background information and the LGBT Health Summit, please click here.
Registrations are open, click here to register now!
The programme for Come Out & Play is finally here! To browse through, please click on this link.
The LGBT Health Summit 2010 report from the summit steering group & podcast by Christine Burns are now available to download. Please click the link below to open the document.
LGBT Health Summit 2010 – FINAL REPORT
LGBT Health Summit 2010 – PODCAST
The 2010 LGBT Summit Steering Group would like to congratulate the LGBT Execellence Centre Wales on their successful application to host the 2011 LGBT Health Summit in Cardiff.
If you would like to contact the 2011 hosts please see contact details on the contacts page.
It’s been a blast and thanks to everyone for making 2010 so special for us all.
James Holland, LGBT Health Summit 2010 Steering Group