Thinking about suicide?
Contact Rainbow Door or QLife
LGBTIQA+ suicide prevention
At Switchboard, we’ve made it our core work to respond to the challenges of suicide among LGBTIQA+ communities.
Switchboard is passionately involved in providing dedicated LGBTIQA+ peer-led suicide prevention programs, services and initiatives across Australia.
We are a LGBTIQA+ leading organisation working nationally to provide suicide prevention, intervention and postvention programs to LGBTIQA+ people with a strong emphasis on building community resilience through peer-led and lived experience activities.
In this section, you will find information for yourself, someone you know who has or may be experiencing distress related to suicide and those seeking to get involved in our programs.
Starting the
conversation
Someone didn’t understand the first time? Try telling someone else
Suicide and crisis interventions
Switchboard is here to support you.
Our trained employees and volunteers are here to speak with you if you are feeling suicidal, thinking about suicide or supporting someone else through crisis.
Contact us via our Victorian LGBTIQA+ helpline Rainbow Door or national service QLife.
We’re here to talk
Rainbow Door
Operating hours: every day 10am-5pm
Call: 1800 729 367
Text: 0480 017 246
Email: support@rainbowdoor.org.au
www.rainbowdoor.org.au
QLife
Operating hours: 3pm – midnight
Call: 1800 184 527
Webchat online: www.qlife.org.au
If you are in immediate danger contact 000
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
Stay in touch
Do you work within the field of suicide prevention? Keep up to date with our Suicide Prevention Program, sign up to our mailing list below.
We send out monthly newsletters sharing our latest updates, upcoming events and resources.
For more information, email: suicide.prevention@switchboard.org.au