Suicide and crisis intervention
Switchboard is here to support you.
Our trained LGBTIQA+ staff and volunteers are here to talk if you are feeling suicidal, thinking about suicide, or supporting someone else through crisis.
If you are in immediate danger, call 000
Operating hours: 10am - 5pm, every day
Victoria only
Call: 1800 729 367
Text: 0480 017 246
Email: support@rainbowdoor.org.au
Website: www.rainbowdoor.org.au
Rainbow Door
Rainbow Door is a free LGBTIQA+ peer service offering specialist support, information and referrals. You can talk to our experienced staff about a range of issues, including suicidal thoughts and concern for others.
QLife offers free, anonymous peer-based phone and webchat support to LGBTIQA+ people based anywhere in Australia.
Operating hours: 3pm – 9pm, every day
National
Call: 1800 184 527
Webchat: www.qlife.org.au
QLife
More suicide and crisis helplines
Operating hours: 24/7
National
Call: 13 92 76
Website: 13yarn.org.au
13YARN
13YARN is a free, confidential 24/7 service run by and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. They provide culturally safe crisis support, a space to talk, and can explore options for ongoing support.
Operating hours: 24/7
National
Call: 1800 805 801
Website: www.thirrili.com.au
Thirilli After Suicide Support
Thirilli is a 24/7 service that provides support following an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person’s death by suicide or other traumatic incident. They work together with families, communities, local Elders and First Nations organisations to ensure a community response.
Operating hours: Call back within 48 hours
National
Call: 1800 77 7337
Website: rosesintheocean.com.au
Peer Care Connect Warmline
Peer Care Connect is a suicide prevention call back service – meaning you leave a message and they will call you back within 48 hours. The warmline is staffed by Peer Care Companions who all have lived experience of suicide. They can also provide information and referral.
Operating hours: 24/7
Victoria
Call: 1300 651 251
Website: suicideline.org.au
SuicideLine Victoria
Suicideline is available 24/7 for people in Victoria thinking about suicide, concerned about someone else, or bereaved by suicide. They offer phone support, as well as online chat and video counselling.
Operating hours: 24/7
National
Call: 1300 659 467
Website: suicidecallbackservice.org.au
Suicide Call Back Service
Suicide Call Back Service is a 24/7 telephone and online counselling service for anyone affected by suicide.
Operating hours: 24/7
National
Call: 1300 224 636
Website: beyondblue.org.au
Beyond Blue
Beyond Blue is a 24/7, free telephone and webchat counselling service staffed by qualified mental health line counsellors who can support you and speak to you about possible options for ongoing support.
Suicide Support Resources
CHARLEE Suicide Prevention Resource Hub
CHARLEE (connection, hope, advocacy, resources and lived experience education) is an online suicide prevention hub designed by LGBTIQA+ lived experience of suicide.
CHARLEE hosts affirming resources and information for those seeking help for themselves, those seeking to support someone else, and for those who have been bereaved by suicide.
Starting the conversation
Someone didn’t understand the first time? Try telling someone else
Worried about someone?
Ask about suicide directly
Listen without judgement
Set your boundaries
TIP: Try reminding yourself it’s their experience and it can be different to yours
Support After Suicide Hub (SASH)
Support After Suicide Hub (SASH) is a place for LGBTIQA+ people who have lost someone to suicide to find support and connection. SASH has information, resources, and an online community forum developed by and for LGBTQIA+ people bereaved by suicide aged 18+.
