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Grief and Loss - LGBTIQA+ Consultation

Information about this survey

Grief is a normal response to loosing something or someone important to us. People often think that grief is only present after a death, but we can grieve anything we value - we can grieve our autonomy, identity, relationships, pets, and our home just to name a few.

Palliative Care Tasmania (PCT) is consulting with the LGBTIQA+ community to better understand experiences of grief and loss. What we learn through this consultation will inform the development of dedicated grief and loss resources for:
*LGBTIQA+ community members, and
*Health and community professionals who support people from the LGBTIQA+ community.

With permission, the stories shared through this consultation will also help shape PCT’s grief education programs, which aim to build the capacity of support professionals across a wide range of sectors.
We will never identify you when sharing your stories and reflections.

While there are no more coupons available for participation, we welcome responses still to the survey. Each and every response will be read.

You can skip any questions you don’t want to answer. There are no right or wrong answers.

Finally, thinking about grief and loss can bring up strong emotions – if you feel you need some additional support, please use the supports available below.

Griefline
1300 845 745 (8am to 8pm: Mon-Fri)

A Tasmanian lifeline - Social and Emotional Support
1800 98 44 34 | 8am to 8pm

Beyond Blue
1300 22 4636

Lifeline - Crisis Support
13 11 14
1.What is your name?
2.What is your email address?
3.What is your gender?
4.What is your age?(Required.)
5.In which region of Tasmania do you live?
6.Please select the communities you identify with.
7.When you think of the grief you have experienced in your life, what comes to mind?
(You might think of people, roles, places, health, identity, routines, or anything else that felt important to you.)
8.What do you think most people don’t understand about the grief and loss experienced by the LGBTIQA+ community?
9.Can you give specific examples of what has supported your during experiences of grief?
10.What do you wish a friend or family member had said or done when you were struggling?
11.What would you like to see in a grief resource for the LGBTIQA+ community?
12.Can you share about what grief has taught you?