IDAHOBIT DAY 2024
Watch Maggie Toko, Consumer Commissioner of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission (MHWC) and Elvis Martin, Mental Health, Youth and LGBTQIA+ Advocate speak about the significance of IDAHOBIT Day in this short video.
Maggie and Elvis talk about challenges faced by the LGBTQIA + community and the importance of support, inclusion, acceptance and equality.
List of supports and resources
LGBTIQ+ Health Australia
The national peak organisation providing health-related programs and services for the LGBTQIA+ Community.
Phone: (02) 7209 6301, email Email: info@lgbtiqhealth.org.au or visit the website
Rainbow Door
A free specialist helpline providing support to all LGBTIQA+ Victorians, their friends and families.
Phone: 1800 729 367 , Email: support@rainbowdoor.org.au or visit the website
QLife
Provides Australia-wide LGBTIQ+ peer support and referral for people wanting to talk about a range of issues including sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships.
Phone: 1800 184 527 or visit the website and click on the ‘Webchat’ button
Switchboard
Provides peer-based, volunteer-run support service for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, and asexual (LGBTIQA+) community and their allies, friends and families. Visit their website
Minus 18
Providing education and spreading awareness to improve the lives of LGBTQIA+ youth. Visit their website
Rainbow Network
Empowering people to provide inclusive services for young LGBTQIA + Victorians. Phone: 03 9479 1292, email rainbownetwork@latrobe.edu.au or visit their website
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