Support services

This consultation paper relates to change or suppression practices. These practices can cause ongoing trauma and long-term health issues. If you need counselling or help, you can get support by contacting the following organisations:

Rainbow Door is a free helpline run by Switchboard Victoria which supports LGBTIQA+ Victorians, their friends and family. The service can provide LGBTIQA+ specialist, multidisciplinary support for family violence, mental health and relationship issues. It operates 7 days a week 10am–6pm.

Call: 1800 729 367

Text: 0480 017 246

Email: support@rainbowdoor.com.au

Switchboard Victoria’s partner QLife provides anonymous and free LGBTIQ+ peer support and referral for people in Australia wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships.

Call: 1800 184 527

Chat online (3pm to midnight): qlife.org.au/resources/chat

Thorne Harbour Health provides professional, affordable counselling for members of LGBTIQA+ communities and individuals or couples who are affected by or at risk of HIV.

Website: thorneharbour.org/

Email: support@thorneharbour.org

Call: 1800 961 780 (9am–5pm Monday to Friday)

Queerspace is an LGBTIQA+ health and wellbeing support service with a focus on relationships, families, parenting and young people, and offers co-located services across the north-west metropolitan region of Victoria. Queerspace is involved in the development of specialised support for survivors of LGBTQA+ conversion practices.

Website: queerspace.org.au

Email: enquiries@ds.org.au

Call: 03 9663 6733

If you need more information about change or suppression (conversion) practices, you can reach out to the following organisations:

Brave Network is a support and advocacy group for LGBTIQA+ people of faith and allies

Website: thebravenetwork.org/contact

Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council (AGMC) is a national body that advocates for the rights of multicultural and multifaith LGBTIQ individuals.

Website: agmc.org.au

Email: contact@agmc.org.au