w/respect

Phone: 1800 542 847
Location: State-wide

w/respect is the specialist LGBTIQ family violence service made up of a partnership of Queerspace, Thorne Harbour Health, Switchboard and Transgender Victoria

Services include:

• Counselling, case management and recovery programs for LGBTIQ victim survivors of family violence
• Programs for LGBTIQ people using violence
• Expertise and secondary consultation

For more information see https://www.withrespect.org.au/

Drummond Street Services

Phone: 03 9663 6733
Location: Carlton

Residents in the EMR can access some programs, call to find out about eligibility

Services include:

• Futures Free from Violence program – provides therapeutic and case-management support for lesbian, bisexual and queer women, trans and gender diverse people who have used violence in a relationship.
• Queerspace – provides a safe and supportive space for LGBTIQA+ communities to obtain information and services. Services include counselling, parenting supporting, youth counselling, support and group programs.
• iHeal – Family violence recovery support
• QHealth – Alcohol and other drug program
• Family Foundations
• Youth Services – The Drum
• Step Families Australia
• Brimbank Dads – Active Dads
• National Redress Support Services
• Child Counselling & Support
• Adult Relationship Counselling & Support
• Parenting & Family Counselling

For more information see https://ds.org.au/

Thorne Harbour Health

Phones: 03 9865 6700
Location: State-wide

Services include:

• LGBTI Health services and programs including general health, sexual health, women’s health, Trans and Gender Diverse Health
• Counselling
• Therapeutic groups
• HIV prevention and services for people living with HIV
• Alcohol and other drug services
• Rainbow connection (support for any person in the LGBTI community aged 50+)
• LGBTI-focused disability support
• Peer workshops
• Outreach services
• Family violence support including counselling, casework and advocacy, support groups, recovery education and flexible support packages
• Revisioning (Men’s Behaviour Change)
• Training and secondary consultation

For more information see https://thorneharbour.org/

Rainbow Health Victoria

Phone: 03 9479 8760
Location: State-wide

Rainbow Health Victoria promotes the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ+ Victorians through the creation and dissemination of high quality research, evidence-based training, resources and policy advice.

Services include:

• Training
• Resources, research and policy
• Support for organisations undertaking Rainbow Tick Accreditation
• Val’s Aging and Aged Care
• Rainbow Network
• The Healthy Equal Youth (HEY) Project

For more information see http://www.rainbowhealthvic.org.au/

Gay & Lesbian Switchboard Victoria

Phone: 03 9663 2939 or 1800 184 527
Location: State-wide

A community-based not for profit organisation that provides a peer based, volunteer run support service for LGBTQI people and their friends, families and allies.

Services include:

QLife Australia
1800 184 527
QLife provides nation-wide, early intervention, peer supported telephone and web based service

Out & About Community Visitors Scheme
State-wide, 03 9663 2474
A social home visiting service for LGBTIQA+ Victorians at risk of social isolation. This free service is coordinated in partnership with the National Community Visitors Scheme

For more information see http://www.switchboard.org.au/

Zoe Belle Gender Collective
Online community space for Advocating and educating about issues of gender diversity, providing support, information and recommendations, collaborating with individuals and organisations, running events, workshops and campaigns.For more information see www.zbgc.com.au

Transgender Victoria
State-wide, 03 9020 4642
Information and referrals to other specific support services
Training on LGBTI and trans and gender diverse inclusion and service provision.
For more information see www.transgendervictoria.com

4 Me & Emerge
Knox, 03 9298 8000
4Me is a structured 12 week program for LGBTIQ+ young people aged 14 -18. Emerge is a fortnightly social support group for LGBTIQ+ 18- 25 year olds. Both programs are run in partnership by Knox City Council Youth Services and headspace Knox.
For more information see https://headspace.org.au/headspace-centres/knox/4me-and-emerge/

DocLIST

A list of Doctors and Mental Health Professionals Recommended by Lesbian and Bisexual Women, Families Like Mine – A Guide to parents and families of young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, gender diverse or who are questioning their sexuality or gender identity.

For more information see www.doclist.com.au

Minus 18

Phone: 0478 098 540
Location: State-wide

Services include:

• LGBTI youth network
• Training, events and professional development
• Youth Workshops

For more information see: https://www.minus18.org.au/

FTM Shed – (Female to Male)

Location: Melbourne

Services include:

• Support
• Group sessions
• Social gatherings, meetings and events
• Some material aid and surgery support for people transitioning from female to male.

For more information see https://www.ftmshed.com.au/

Royal Children’s Hospital Gender Service

Phone: 03 9345 4719
Location: Parkville (state-wide)

Families who access the Royal Children’s Hospital Gender Service with their child or adolescent will be provided with a family centred approach to care. This will entail a multidisciplinary assessment of their child or adolescent regarding gender diversity or gender dysphoria. As an outcome of the assessment, support and treatment pathways will be offered.

For more information see https://www.rch.org.au/adolescent-medicine/gender-service/

Family Access Network

Phone: 03 9890 2673
Location: Box Hill

Services include:

• transitional support
• private rental brokerage program
• a young mum’s group
• children’s program
• a state-wide Same Sex Attracted, Transgender, Intersex social support program

For more information see http://www.fan.org.au/

LGBTI Applicant & Respondent Support Worker

Phone: 03 9948 8777

Application and Respondent Support Workers provide court support for LGBTI people responding to Family Violence matters, currently operating in the City of Yarra but can attend other courts.

For more information see https://www.nifvs.org.au/lgbti-support-for-magistrates-court/

Victoria Police LGBTI Liaison Officers

Phone: 03 9247 6944 

Email: GLLOCOORDINATOR-OPS-OIC@police.vic.gov.au

For more information see https://www.police.vic.gov.au/lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-and-intersex-liaison-officers

Fitzroy Legal Service

Phone: 03 9419 3744
Location: Fitzroy

Free evening LGBTIQ family law legal advice clinic.

For more information see https://www.fitzroy-legal.org.au/

St Kilda Legal Service

Phone: 03 8589 6635
Location: St Kilda

Dedicated LGBTIQ Legal Service providing information, legal advice and casework to members of the LGBTIQ community.

For more information see http://www.skls.org.au/

Rainbow Door

Phone: 1800 729 367

Connecting LGBTIQA+ people to the services they need

For more information see

https://www.rainbowdoor.org.au/