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Associate Professor Mark Boughey, Director of Palliative Care at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and CarerHelp Diversity Project Lead, shares his personal experience as a carer for his partner Leonard. He discusses why it is important for palliative care to be safe and inclusive for everyone, particularly for diverse and underserved communities.

Centre for Culture Ethnicity and Health Manager Bernice Murphy shares her personal experience as an end-of-life carer for her Mum. She discusses why developing tailored information resources and communication strategies are critical for engaging our cultural communities.

In the first article for the series, CarerHelp Diversity Project Lead Associate Professor Mark Boughey from St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne talks about his experience as a carer, and how the project.

In the second article for our CarerHelp Diversity series, Centre for Palliative Care Senior Research Fellow Tina Thomas discusses how the project will co-develop tailored information resources.

In the third article for our CarerHelp Diversity series. CarerHelp Project Officer Di Saward, from the Centre for Palliative Care, discusses the research and scoping study being conducted to inform the development of tailored resources.

Barbara Dobson, Manager of the Eastern Metro Palliative Care Consortium in Victoria, discusses the key needs of carers, and why tailored resources are critical. This article is the fourth for our CarerHelp Diversity series.

Hannah Morgan, National Palliative Care Project Coordinator of LGBTIQ+ Health Australia, discusses the challenges and information needs of LGBTIQ+ carers and patients. This article is the fifth for our CarerHelp Diversity series.

Jennifer Brittain, Partner Manager of Healthdirect, writes about the importance of tailored online resources for end-of-life carers. This is the sixth article for our CarerHelp Diversity series.

In the seventh article for our CarerHelp Diversity series, Carers Australia CEO Liz Callaghan explains why all carers need access to supports and services, particularly during challenging times such as providing end-of-life care.

Carolyn shares her experience with managing grief after her Mum passed.