Substance use among trans and gender diverse young people in Australia: Patterns, correlates and motivations.

Introduction: There is a dire paucity of research into the burden, correlates and motives of substance use among trans young people in Australia.

Method: Using data from a national survey of Australian trans young people (N = 859, M = 19.4), we estimated prevalence of past 6-month substance use (tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, other drugs) and lifetime substance use disorder diagnoses.

Experiences of parents of trans young people accessing Australian health services for their child: Findings from Trans Pathways.

Background: Many trans young people seek mental health support and gender-affirming medical interventions including puberty suppression, gender-affirming hormones and/or surgeries. Trans young people and their parents face multiple barriers in accessing gender-affirming care and mental health support, however little is known about the parent perspective on accessing services for their trans child.

Aims: This study aimed to understand the experiences of parents accessing medical and mental health services with and for their trans children within Australia.

Perspectives of trans and gender diverse young people accessing primary care and gender-affirming medical services: Findings from Trans Pathways.

Increasing numbers of trans young people are seeking medical services worldwide, but there have been few qualitative investigations of the experiences of trans young people attempting to engage with these services to explore in-depth experiences of clinical interactions. We aimed to explore the experiences of trans young people accessing primary care and gender-affirming medical services in Australia for reasons related to their gender. Using data from a large mixed methods cross-sectional study, we explored the personal experiences of trans young people aged 14-25 (N = 859) receiving care within primary care services and gender-affirming medical services.

Associations between negative life experiences and the mental health of trans and gender diverse young people in Australia: findings from Trans Pathways.

Background: Trans and gender diverse (TGD) young people worldwide experience high rates of poor mental health; however, these rates were unknown in Australia. In addition, how negative life events affect the mental health of TGD young people has been largely unexplored.

Methods: This paper reports on novel mental health findings of Trans Pathways, the largest study ever conducted in Australia with trans (transgender) and gender diverse young people (N = 859; aged 14-25 years).