LGBTQIASB+ SERVICES & RESOURCES

SUPPORT SERVICES

  • QLife – anonymous and free LGBTIQ+ peer support and referrals for people in Australia wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships. Contact 1800 184 527.
  • Kids Helpline – phone/online chat support for young people aged 5-25. Contact 1800 55 1800
  • Lifeline – 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention services. Contact 13 11 14
  • Alcohol Drug Information Service – alcohol and other drug counselling helpline. Contact 1800 250 015
  • Homelessness Hotline – support, referrals and access to emergency housing for people aged over 16. Contact 1800 474 753
  • Suicide Call Back Service – phone and online counselling for those impacted by suicide. Contact 1300 659 467
  • 1800Respect – phone/online domestic family and sexual violence counselling service. Contact 1800 737 732
  • 13Yarn – confidential Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander crisis support line for mob who are feeling overwhelmed or having difficulty coping. Contact 13 92 76
  • Brisbane Pride Choir – non-audition LGBTIQAP+ social choir. Located in Teneriffe, Brisbane. Contact 0415 817 652 [email protected] 
  • Diverse City+ – fortnightly group hosted by Headspace Ipswich for LGBTIQAP+ young people (ages 12-25). Located in Ipswich. Contact 07 3280 7900 [email protected]
  • Diverse City – program hosted by Headspace for LGBTIQAP+ young people (ages 12-25). Located in Beaudesert, Ipswich, Meadowbrook, Nundah, Woolloongabba. Contact [email protected]
  • Expanded Horizons – QSpace group program for young people (ages 12-25) identifying as LGBTIQAP+. Located in the Gold Coast. Contact 07 5528 5333 
  • Interlink – peer support programs for intersex young people (ages 10+). Located in Brisbane and online via Zoom. Contact 07 3017 1724
  • Rainbow Allsorts – group hosted by WWILD for LGBTIQAP+ people with intellectual disabilities. Contact 07 3262 9877
  • Rainbow Chaos – monthly LGBTIQAP+ social group (ages 14-25) hosted by Headspace Ipswich, Ipswich Community Youth Service and Ipswich YMCA. Located in Ipswich. Contact 0417 551 000 [email protected]
  • Rainbow Space – support group hosted by Younity for LGBTIQAP+ young people (ages 12-17) and their allies. Located in Deception Bay. Contact 0481 349 704 or 07 3204 0277 [email protected] 
  • Safe Space – weekly drop in social group hosted by  Picabeen for all LGBTIQAP+ and Allies ( ages 12 to 18 )  Located in Mitchelton, Brisbane.  Contact 0408 001 882 or 07 3354 2555 [email protected]
  • Starburst – fortnightly social group hosted by Headspace Indooroopilly for LGBTIQAP+ young people (ages 12-25). Located in Indooroopilly, Brisbane. Contact 07 3157 1555 [email protected] 
  • Third Queer Culture – peer support group Queer adults. Located in Brisbane. Contact [email protected]
  • Transilience – monthly group for young Transgender and Gender Diverse children (ages 6-12) and their parents/caregivers. Located in Brisbane. Contact 1300 364 277
  • Transcendence – monthly social and emotional support group for Transgender and Gender Diverse people (ages 18+). Located in Brisbane, the Gold Coat & Sunshine Coast. Contact 1300 364 277
  • Qheadspace – online chat group and resources for LGBTIQ+ young people 
  • Beyond Blue – mental health information and support service.
  • Head to Health – directory of digital mental health resources.
  • Headspace – online and in-person mental health support for young people ages 12-25.
  • My Mental Health – database of mental health services in North Brisbane and Moreton Bay Region. 
  • Suicide Call Back Service – 24-hour counselling and support for those impacted by suicide. Contact 1300 659 467. 
  • 1300 MH CALL – confidential mental health telephone triage service that provides the first point of contact to public mental health services to Queenslanders. Contact 1300 642 255 

  • QLife: digital peer support service

  • Adult Gender Service: Public specialist diagnostic and assessment gender affirmation service for adults in QLD

  • Qld Council for LGBTI Health: GP and Mental Health services for LGBTIQ people and communities. Contact 3017 1777

  • Interlink: a group-based support program that brings intersex people and family members together with trained mental health professionals and intersex peer workers.
  • Expanded Horizions Program (QSpace): Group based program for LGBTIQAP+ young people on the Gold Coast.

  • LGBTI Police Liaison Officers: Support for LGBTIQ people for all police related matters. Contact

  • LGBTIQ Legal Service: Free and confidential legal advice. Contact 

  • RAQ Rainbow Program: Individual and group mental health support for LGBTIQ people. Contact 1300 364 277.

    • Transilience for transgender and gender diverse children aged 6 to 11 years old and their parents
    • Transendence for transgender people aged 18 and over

LGBTIQ+SB RESOURCES

  • QLife: A peer support service for LGBTIQ+ people. Contact: 1800 184 527

  • AusPATH: Directory of trans inclusive psychologists, GPs and other health providers.

  • Head to Health: a directory of digital mental health resources.

FAMILIES, PARENTS & CARERS

SCHOOLS & ORGANISTIONS

MEDIA

  • Minus18 digital resources and campaigns that enable others to champion inclusivity 

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Open Doors Youth Service Inc. acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First people and Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters where we meet, live, learn and work. We acknowledge and celebrate the rich and thriving diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, the oldest continuing living cultures in the world.

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