Inquest into deaths of five trans and gender-diverse Victorians to investigate emotional support services

The Victorian coronial inquest will focus on improvements to systems rather than individual treatment, says counsel assisting the coroner. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

Emotional wellbeing support for transgender people will be investigated as part of a coronial inquiry into the suspected suicides of five people who were undergoing gender affirmation processes before their deaths.

The Victorian coroners will next month begin a four-day inquest into the deaths of five transgender and gender-diverse people between 2020 and 2021.