Social services Archives - Well Well Well https://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/category/social-services/ Health and HIV information Fri, 15 Aug 2025 02:13:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.7 JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities false episodic JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities JOY Melbourne Inc. JOY Melbourne Inc. podcast Social services Archives - Well Well Well https://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/wp-content/uploads/sites/69/2024/02/PODCAST-COVER-WELL-WELL-WELL.png https://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/category/social-services/ Weekly Donate to JOY Donate to JOY Doxy-PEP, Queer Housing, Private Health Insurance and more with Emen8 https://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/2025/08/doxy-pep-queer-housing-private-health-insurance-and-more-with-emen8/ Thu, 07 Aug 2025 11:00:54 +0000 https://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/?p=5171 Emen8.com.au is an Australian sexual health and wellbeing platform for gay, bisexual, and queer men. The site is vital in the HIV prevention space, providing clear information about health, sex,...

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Emen8.com.au is an Australian sexual health and wellbeing platform for gay, bisexual, and queer men.

The site is vital in the HIV prevention space, providing clear information about health, sex, relationships and community.

As the HIV and sexual health landscape evolves, so does Emen8, with a renewed focus on multicultural inclusion and newer prevention tools like Doxy-PEP.

Joining us this episode are Project Lead Chris Williams and Content Writer Oli McAuslan to discuss a wide range of topics including:

  • the rise of Doxy-PEP,
  • queer housing,
  • private health insurance and why navigating the system can be uniquely complicated for queer men, especially those who are overseas-born,
  • HIV self-testing,
  • building trust with audiences who may not have grown up with Australian healthcare norms, and more.

Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.

If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au

Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.

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Silver Rainbow Training https://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/2025/05/silver-rainbow-training/ Sun, 04 May 2025 23:00:34 +0000 https://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/?p=5105 Silver Rainbow Training helps aged care sector staff and management understand that diversity brings strength to their organisation. The training in South Australia provides guidance on how aged care practices...

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Silver Rainbow Training helps aged care sector staff and management understand that diversity brings strength to their organisation.

The training in South Australia provides guidance on how aged care practices can be more inclusive, incorporating aspects of person centred and trauma informed care.

Jack speaks with Monty Khizam, Thorne Harbour SA’s Silver Rainbow Training Officer about how the training is delivered, and how it aims to deliver better outcomes for older LGBTIQ+ people in aged care settings.

Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.

If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au

Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.

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Thrive Together – LGBTIQ Refugees and Forcibly Displaced People https://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/2024/06/thrive-together-lgbtiq-refugees-and-forcibly-displaced-people/ Thu, 20 Jun 2024 11:00:01 +0000 https://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/?p=4710 We talk with the Forcibly Displaced People Network about their Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) ‘Thrive Together’ providing an opportunity to support the rights and empowerment of displaced...

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We talk with the Forcibly Displaced People Network about their Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) ‘Thrive Together’ providing an opportunity to support the rights and empowerment of displaced individuals.

* This episode originally aired Thursday, June 20 2024 on JOY *

Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing.

If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au

Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.

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Housing Insecurity and The Harbour https://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/2024/03/housing-insecurity-and-the-harbour/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:00:17 +0000 https://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/?p=4622 Toby Bolton and Emma Dook join us to discuss the community housing project for LGBTIQ+ folk in Melbourne, The Harbour. We also hear from them about housing insecurity and homelessness...

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Toby Bolton and Emma Dook join us to discuss the community housing project for LGBTIQ+ folk in Melbourne, The Harbour.

We also hear from them about housing insecurity and homelessness broadly in Victoria today, and Thorne Harbour’s Housing Plus program.

Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing.

If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au

Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.

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Pride and Pandemic – COVID impacts report https://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/2022/10/pride-in-pandemic-report/ Sun, 30 Oct 2022 21:00:42 +0000 https://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/?p=3837 Jacinta and Rachel hear from Dr Nat Amos about a new report released by the Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health and Society. Pride and Pandemic explores experiences of LGBTQ+...

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Jacinta and Rachel hear from Dr Nat Amos about a new report released by the Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health and Society. Pride and Pandemic explores experiences of LGBTQ+ adults aged 18 and over in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on mental health outcomes and the coping strategies used to mitigate these.

To read the full report and see more information, you can go here.

If any of the content in this podcast impacts you or is distressing, please get in touch with QLife or other support services included on JOY’s support page: joy.org.au/support/ 

QLife
QLife provides anonymous and free LGBTI peer support and referral for people in Australia wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships.
Phone: 1800 184 527 – 3pm-midnight every day Web chat: qlife.org.au

 

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International Non-Binary People’s Day and Pride Centre https://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/2021/07/international-non-binary-peoples-day-and_pride-centre/ Thu, 15 Jul 2021 05:33:35 +0000 http://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/?p=3239 Join Tex and Jessie as they pay tribute to International Non-Binary People’s Day and Pride Centre with special guests Rowen and Zi, both facilitators of the RISE workshop at Thorne...

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Join Tex and Jessie as they pay tribute to International Non-Binary People’s Day and Pride Centre with special guests Rowen and Zi, both facilitators of the RISE workshop at Thorne Harbour.

RISE is a single-session monthly peer-led workshop for people who identify as non-binary or gender diverse (including, but not limited to: genderqueer, genderfluid, agender, trans masc and trans femme). This workshops provides a safe and social space for enby and gender-diverse people to connect with each other and engage in discussions and activities relevant to non-binary experiences.

Tex also chats about his visit to the long awaited Pride Centre.

 

Useful Links: 

For more information on the RISE Workshop: https://thorneharbour.org/lgbti-health/peer-workshops 
Email: peer.ed@thorneharbour.org 

Pride Centre: https://pridecentre.org.au

Grab this and other JOYCasts by heading to joy.org.au/wellwellwell

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Flu Season and Reducing Social Isolation https://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/2020/04/influenza/ Thu, 16 Apr 2020 12:01:06 +0000 http://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/?p=2763  As we creep into the cooler months, we’re thinking about what the current COVID-19 climate means for our upcoming flu season. How to the flu and COVID-19 interact, and when...

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 As we creep into the cooler months, we’re thinking about what the current COVID-19 climate means for our upcoming flu season. How to the flu and COVID-19 interact, and when should you get vaccinated?

Associate Professor Joe Sasadeusz, Infectious Diseases Physician with the Peter Doherty Institute and the Royal Melbourne Hospital joins Michael and Cal this week. We talk the flu vax, coronavirus, pneumonia, and….eggs?

Later we are joined by Thorne Harbour Health’s Director of Services Carolyn Gillespie to talk about an exciting new announcement from Thorne Harbour increasing social connection in our communities during isolation.

We’re constantly updating information for our LGBTI communities on our COVID-19 hub page, including recently information for; family violence services, trans and gender divers people, queer women, and of course videos from Dr. George Forgan-Smith Smith. Check that all out at thorneharbour.org/covid19 

 

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Looking Back, Looking Forward https://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/2019/12/looking-back-looking-forward/ Thu, 26 Dec 2019 12:01:27 +0000 http://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/?p=2676  Michael takes stock of Well Well Well over 2019 and reflects on a few key subjects we’ve covered in the past 12 months. First, We look at HIV trends in...

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 Michael takes stock of Well Well Well over 2019 and reflects on a few key subjects we’ve covered in the past 12 months.

First, We look at HIV trends in Jessie + Venetia’s show Latest HIV Trends & Gay Community Periodic Survey with Martin Holt from the Gay Community Periodic Survey and Dr. Andrew Grulich from the Kirby Institute.

Next, Michael’s update on the PrEP Guidelines in his show with Tex Removing Barriers to PrEP Access speaking with Dr. Darren Russell about changes to how we talk about and prescribe HIV prevention drugs.

Lastly, Cal and his guest host Max Arion scoured the country in their two part Australian Sex Work series for an idea as to how our sex workers lives and access to services differ by region.

Of course, we tackle how these three topics might change or develop as we look forward to ringing in 2020.

We’ll be back next week talking about skin cancer with Cal as we move in to the summer party season.

This show, Episode #702 originally aired Thursday 26th December 2019.

Grab this and other podcasts from the Well, Well, Well team on iTunes | Spotify | or your favourite podcast platform – or head to joy.org.au/wellwellwell

Head to www.thorneharbour.org for more information about Thorne Harbour’s LGBTI health and well-being services

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Looking Back on 2018 https://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/2018/12/looking-back-on-2018/ Thu, 27 Dec 2018 10:01:00 +0000 http://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/?p=2162 As 2018 comes to a close, Michael, Caleb, Tex, and Jessie from the Well Well Well team back over some of the years most memorable shows, and keystone moments for...

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As 2018 comes to a close, Michael, Caleb, Tex, and Jessie from the Well Well Well team back over some of the years most memorable shows, and keystone moments for Thorne Harbour Health – and the health and well-being of our LGBTI communities.

Our highlights include;

Tex:

Travelling with HIV featuring David Menadue

Jessie:

LGBTIQ Youth Homelessness with Ren Grayson and Garth Parkhill from Thorne Harbour

Michael:

PrEP Approved for Australia’s PBS and Victoria’s Hep A Outbreak and Sexual Assault and Beat Violence with GLLO LGBTI Liason Officer Gabby Tyacke

Caleb:

The VAC Legacy Series featuring 12 important voices from VAC’s history

Stay tuned in the New Year as the Well Well Well team welcome in 2019 with a look ahead to issues and discussions we are looking to cover over the next 12 months, or may be of interest to our LGBTI communities. Well Well Well is back next week!

 

This show, Episode #651 originally aired Thursday 27th December 2018.

Grab this and other podcasts from the Well, Well, Well team on iTunes | Spotify | or your favourite podcast platform – or head to joy.org.au/wellwellwell

Head to www.thorneharbour.org for more information about Thorne Harbour’s LGBTI health and well-being services

Thorne Harbour is social! facebook: facebook.com/thorneharbour  |  twitter: @ThorneHarbour  |  instagram: @thorneharbour

 

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Housing Plus https://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/2018/10/housing-plus/ Thu, 11 Oct 2018 06:17:57 +0000 http://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/?p=2101 Housing Plus On this week’s episode, we focused on homelessness amongst people living with HIV. We look at the intersection between homelessness, being LGBTIQ and HIV. We explore different social...

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Housing Plus

On this week’s episode, we focused on homelessness amongst people living with HIV. We look at the intersection between homelessness, being LGBTIQ and HIV. We explore different social and cultural factors that influence homelessness in people living with HIV and discuss how homelessness ties into mental health, physical health and overall well being.

Claudia Validum who heads the Housing Plus Program at the Positive Living Centre joins Jessie and her volunteer co-host Martin to discuss the program and share her experience around working in this sector.

The Housing Plus Program specifically supports people living with HIV to access and navigate the housing services, whilst understanding the unique challenges they face.

For more about the Housing Plus Program: https://thorneharbour.org/hiv-aids/hiv-positive-services/housing-plus/

Other useful links:

Victorian Housing Register: https://www.housing.vic.gov.au/victorian-housing-register

Launch Housing: https://www.launchhousing.org.au/

Housing Choices: http://www.housingchoices.org.au/

Housing Plus Program telephone number: 9863 0444

 

This show, Episode #640 originally aired Thursday 11th October 2018.

Grab this and other podcasts from the Well, Well, Well team on iTunes | Spotify | or your favourite podcast platform – or head to joy.org.au/wellwellwell

Head to www.thorneharbour.org for more information about Thorne Harbour’s LGBTI health and well-being services

Thorne Harbour is social! facebook: facebook.com/thorneharbour  |  twitter: @ThorneHarbour  |  instagram: @thorneharbour

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