LGBT+ Mental Health & Wellbeing Contacts

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ACON Health

ACON Health

ACON Health is Australia’s Largest LGBTQ health organisation that provides global leadership in areas of community health, inclusion and HIV responses for people of diverse sexualities and genders.

https://www.acon.org.au/

To make an appointment call 9206 2000

QLife

QLife - Support and Referrals

QLife provides anonymous and free LGBT+ peer support and referral for people wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships.

https://qlife.org.au/

1800 184 527

Lifeline

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Lifeline is Australia’s leading suicide prevention service. Their crisis support service is available 24 hour a day, 365 days a year. 

https://www.lifeline.org.au/

24/7 Crisis Support - 13 11 14

Text support https://www.lifeline.org.au/crisis-text/

Online Chat https://www.lifeline.org.au/crisis-chat/

Kids Helpline

Kids Helpline Official

Kids Helpline is Australia’s only free (even from a mobile), confidential 24/7 online and phone counselling service for young people aged 5 to 25.

https://kidshelpline.com.au/

24/7 phone counselling - 1800 55 1800

Email Counselling - counsellor@kidshelpline.com.au

WebChat Counselling - https://kidshelpline.com.au/get-help/webchat-counselling/

Headspace

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Headspace is the National Youth Mental Health Foundation. Each year, Headspace helps thousands of young people, and their families and friends, access vital support through our headspace services across Australia.

Find a Centre - https://headspace.org.au/headspace-centres/

Online and Phone Support - https://headspace.org.au/online-and-phone-support/

Beyond Blue

Beyond Blue is a national service who work to raise awareness of depression, anxiety and suicide prevention. They aim to reduce the stigma surrounding these issues and to encourage people to seek support when they need it.

Visit - https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ for more info.

Or call – 1300 22 4636 to speak to a counsellor

Black Rainbow

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Black Rainbow is a national volunteer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBQTIA+SB social enterprise to pursue positive health and wellbeing of the Community.

Visit - https://blackrainbow.org.au/

 

Rainbow Door

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Rainbow Door is a free specialist LGBT+ helpline providing information, support, and referral to all LGBT+ Victorians, their friends and family. This service is run by Switchboard Victoria.

Visit - https://www.rainbowdoor.org.au/

Call – 1800 729 367

Text – 0480 017 246

The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne Gender Service

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The RCH Gender Service aims to improve the physical and mental health outcomes of children and adolescents who are trans or gender diverse.

The Gender Service is a service offered Victoria wide.

This service can be accessed by General Practitioner referral only.

A referral can be made by using the following link - https://www.rch.org.au/uploadedFiles/Main/Content/adolescent-medicine/Gender-Service-Referral-form-interactive.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pride in Sport

 

Pride in Sport is a national not-for-profit sporting inclusion program specifically designed to assist sporting organisations at all levels with the inclusion of employees, athletes, volunteers and spectators with diverse genders sexualities.

https://www.prideinsport.com.au/resources/#

 

Proud2Play

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Proud 2 Play are focused on increasing LGBTQI+ engagement in sport, exercise, and active recreation, collaborating closely with the broader sporting community, and proactively tackling discrimination and hostility with the sporting realm. 

https://www.proud2play.org.au/

info@proud2play.org.au

 

Minus18 Online Resources for Youth and Adults

 

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Minus18 aims to improve the health and wellbeing of, and provide a safe environment for, same-sex attracted and gender diverse young people in Australia.

https://www.minus18.org.au/resources/