Staying well together
Switchboard is here for the LGBTIQA+ community
We Are Switchboard
Switchboard provides peer-driven support services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and gender diverse, intersex, queer and asexual (LGBTIQA+) people, their families, allies and communities.
We have a range of different programs offering peer-to-peer support in areas including gender and sexuality, diverse relationships, suicide prevention, family violence support, anti-racism advocacy, and social inclusion for older LGBTI+ community.
Rainbow Door - Connecting the Victorian LGBTIQA+ community to the services we need
Connection for the older LGBTI+ community
Switchboard’s Out and About program is a free service for older lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex (LGBTI+) people. We aim to reduce social isolation and loneliness through creating peer friendships and community connections. Our service can be used by LGBTI+ seniors anywhere in Victoria.
QTIBPoC Skill Building Workshops
Join Switchboard’s QTIBPoC (Queer,Trans, Intersex and Bla(c)k, and/or People of Colour) Program as it launches a series of skill building workshops for our QTIBPOC and CALD community. These will help to address some of the lasting impacts of COVID-19 on our communities and will work to promote resilience, positive mental health and wellbeing.
Switchboard is a proud Victorian partner of QLife
QLIFE IS HERE FOR YOU
QLife provides anonymous and free LGBTIQA+ peer support and referral for people in Australia wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships.
LGBTIQA+ Suicide Postvention Response Plan: Preliminary Findings
This LGBTIQA+ community and peer-led LGBTIQA+ Suicide Postvention Response Plan: Preliminary Findings provides general guidelines to LGBTIQA+ communities and peer organisations involved in providing postvention support following suicide death of a LGBTIQA+ person.
Find out more
Let’s talk about suicide
Switchboard is passionately involved in providing dedicated LGBTIQA+ peer-led suicide prevention programs, services and initiatives across Australia.
Make a donation
Your donations keep us going! You can make a one off donation, an ongoing donation, or even discuss making a bequest to Switchboard.
Volunteer with us
Sign up to be a Switchboard Volunteer and be part of supporting the LGBTIQ+ community. Find out more about how you can be a volunteer for our Out and About program or a peer to peer counsellor for QLife.