13YARN is a free 24/7 service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experiencing crisis.
As a mainstream service, some phone operators may have limited knowledge about our communities, and may make assumptions about pronouns, gender and sexuality.
You will speak to a Lifeline trained Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter.
Wait times may vary.
You can remain anonymous.
Accessibility options not available.
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ACON offers a range of free and affordable counselling services for LGBTQ+ adults in NSW. Services include suicide aftercare and crisis counselling and peer support, Pride Counselling, care coordination, HIV and LGBTQ+ counselling, substance support and home-based care.
Alternatives to Suicide (alt2su) groups are peer led, non-clinical suicide support groups. Both online and in person.
Safe Havens or Safe Spaces are an alternative support service, other than a hospital emergency department, available to people feeling suicidal or otherwise in severe mental distress. Find a Safe Haven in NSW close to you
Crisis line providing phone support for Aboriginal men who need someone to talk to about relationship issues, family violence, parenting, drug and alcohol issues or who are struggling to cope for other reasons. The line is staffed by Aboriginal men, including Elders, who have a lived experience in the issues that the line offers support for.
Charlee is a digital suicide prevention hub created by the LGBTQ+ community. It takes a no wrong door approach and seeks to create a safer space designed by LGBTIQA+ peers, to connect other peers and supporters to resources that better reflect and address the experiences often faced by our communities.
Alt2Su peer support group for trans and gender diverse people.
Roses in the Ocean's Peer CARE Companion Warmline is a suicide prevention ‘warmline’ call-back service providing peer support for compassionate conversations.
QLife is a non-crisis national LGBTQ+ peer run service offering support and referral for people wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships.
QLife phone and chat can have a wait time of 30 minutes.
Phone calls are limited to 25 minutes and web chat is limited to 35 minutes.
You will speak to a LGBTQ+ peer who can offer you support and referral.
You can remain anonymous.
Click here for some ideas on how to care for yourself as you wait.
Safe Haven is a NSW Health initiative. They are non-clinical spaces for people experiencing suicidal crisis. They are staffed by peer support workers with lived experience suicidal crises as well as clinicians. Operating hours vary for each location.
Operating hours vary for each location.
Peer Support phone support for all male survivors of child sexual assault.
Social support group for trans and gender diverse people living with disability.
Suicide Prevention Outreach Teams (SPOT) help people who are in distress, suicidal or at risk of self-harm. SPOT is a mobile service and can come to you and is available across NSW.
Operating hours vary for each location.
Parent led, national peer support network and community for parents and carers supporting their Trans, Gender Diverse and Non-Binary (TGDNB) child in Australia.
The Way Back Support Service is available upon discharge after a suicide attempt. It provides practical, non-clinical support following a suicide attempt. The service aims to assist individuals and their families by linking them with appropriate support services to help manage life situations and challenges.
This service requires a referral after discharge from hospital.
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