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This report summarises and highlights key lessons and recommendations from the evaluation of the Connecting Communities Program 2022-24, by WLK Consulting.

This recording features the presentation and panel discussion that opened workshop from the Connecting Communities program on Prevention with LGBTQIA+ multicultural and faith communities.

Partnerships are a crucial tool for strengthening community-led primary prevention with multicultural communities, and strengthening practice more broadly within organisations seeking to engage multicultural and faith communities. Taking a partnership approach means looking closely at how organisations work together equitably, not just their project outcomes.

‘Improving our approach to community-led prevention’ brings together lessons from members of the Connecting Communities network and existing evidence on how to embed community-led practices into primary prevention initiatives working with multicultural and faith-based communities.

‘Engaging Men from Multicultural and Faith-Based Communities in Primary Prevention’ draws on the existing evidence base, as well as practice examples from members of the Connecting Communities network, to outline their learnings, tools, insights and strategies for working with multicultural and faith-based men.

‘Engaging Men from Multicultural and Faith-Based Communities in Primary Prevention’ draws on the existing evidence base, as well as practice examples from members of the Connecting Communities network, to outline their learnings, tools, insights and strategies for working with multicultural and faith-based men.

‘Communicating for Connection’ brings together lessons from members of the Connecting Communities network and existing evidence on how to use a values-based, community-led approach to developing messaging around primary prevention in multicultural and faith-based settings.