Walkern Katatdjin Roadmap report

Shakara Liddelow‐Hunt; Lily Hayward; Braden Hill

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Walkern Katatdjin Roadmap report

Working together to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQIA+ young people to thrive

19 May 2025

Shakara Liddelow‐Hunt,

Lily Hayward,

Braden Hill

Yael Perry, Mirella Wilson, Natasha Stretton, MJ Anderson-Hyde, Lindey Andrews, Dorothy Bagshaw, Rhubarb Baptist, Natalie Bassett-Bokic, Michael Berry, Tahlia Blow, Danielle Cameron, Lynette Cox, Kate Daglas, Duc Dau, Yohann Devezy, Shania Eddy, James Fowler, Cheyeanne Henderson, Brenda Hill, James Hill, Alana Hunt, Jakob James, Tony Lee, Kurtis Makuru, Barbara McGillivray, Jim Morrison, Nathan Riley, Dion Storey, Natalie Strobel, Shirley Thorne, Anom Wade, Peter Waples-Crowe, Vivienne Weir, Kirsten Wells, Emery Wishard, Bep Uink, Ashleigh Lin

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Walkern Katatdjin

First Peoples mental health Aboriginal people (Australia) Torres Strait Islander people Wellbeing First Nations youth LGBTIQ+ Cultural safety Australia

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This report details a roadmap for working together to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQIA+ young people to thrive. The goal of the roadmap is to empower individuals, families, communities, services, and governments to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQIA+ young people are safe, healthy, and thriving.

The roadmap model is underpinned by Aboriginal principles of caring and responsibility for kin. Each of us have a duty and obligation to care for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQIA+ young people in our lives, those who access our services, and in our communities.

This report is intended to be used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQIA+ young peoples' family and community, services, government and the wider community. It highlights good work that’s currently happening, what can be done in the future, and what funding and policies are needed to support this plan.

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Walkern Katatdjin 2025

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10 Jun 2025

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