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Proposal for a Special Interest Group in Lesbian and Gay Mental Health

Procedure for establishing a special interest group

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Mike Shooter
Mike Shooter*
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Royal College of Psychiatrists, 17 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PG
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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 24 , Issue 8 , August 2000 , pp. 318
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  1. (a) Any member wishing to establish a Special Interest Group shall write to the Registrar with relevant details.

  2. (b) The Registrar shall forward the application to Council.

  3. (c) If Council approves the principle of establishing such a Special Interest Group then it will direct the Registrar to place a notice in the Psychiatric Bulletin, or its equivalent, asking members of the College to write in support of such a Group and expressing willingness to participate in its activities

  4. (d) If at least 120 members reply to this police, then Council shall formally approve the establishment of the Special Interest Group.

In accordance with this procedure, council has approved the establishment of a Special Interest Group in Lesbian and Gay Mental Health, to provide a focus for discussion and research and to serve as a source of expertise within the College in this area. It is also anticipated that the Special Interest Group would make an important contribution to public education. The principal issues with which the Special Interest Group would be concerned would include:

  1. (a) access to mental health care;

  2. (b) attitudes within the health service to homosexuality;

  3. (c) the relationship between bullying and discrimination of young gay and lesbian people and suicide and deliberate self-harm;

  4. (d) substance misuse among the gay and lesbian communities;

  5. (e) the difficulties experienced by gay and lesbian health professionals in the work-place.

Members are invited to write in support of this Group and express willingness to participate in its activities. Interested members should write to Miss Sue Duncan at the College. So far 105 members have replied to this notice, and the Council will formally approve the establishment of this Special Interest Group if 15 more members reply.

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