Substance Use and Informal Cultures of Care Among Queer Communities

Members of the LGBTQ+ community use substances at a higher rate compared to the general population, and consequently, experience a greater level of substance-related harms. Interventions aimed at addressing this issue tend to be highly targeted and focus on formal care provision, such as counselling, peer support, or clinical interventions. Consequently, there has been little attention paid to the existing informal practices of care that individuals engage in to support each other within and across communities.

Co-designed with ACON, this qualitative study will use semi-structured interviews with members of the LGBTQ+ community and those who support them to explore the informal care practices and cultures of care that exist among LGBTQ+ communities regarding the use of alcohol and other drugs.

Find out more about the project here.

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