We understand that it’s difficult to wait for a service. Unfortunately, there can sometimes be a wait to see someone in our LGBTIQA+ Specialist Mental Health Service. While you are waiting, we will try to check in with you once a month to see how you are feeling and check if your needs have changed. While you wait for our service, there are many other options for help. Whether your need is urgent or not, you can choose to visit a service in-person or chat over the phone or online.
If you need emergency assistance due to a mental health crisis:
In-person:
Go to the Urgent Mental Health Care Centre, located at 215 Grenfell Street, Adelaide, 5000, open 24/7.
Go to your local hospital emergency department.
Phone and online:
Call Mental Health Triage on 13 14 65, Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Emergency on 000.
Contact Suicidal Call Back Service at 1300 659 467, available 24/7 or chat online at suicidecallbackservice.org.au
For non-urgent support:
In-person:
Go to Sonder Walk-In After Hours Service, located at 2 Peachey Road, Edinburgh North, 5113, open Monday - Friday from 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm. You can also call them on 8209 0711 or learn more at sonder.net.au/programs/walk-in-after-hours-mental-health-service/
Stop by Safe Haven, located at 9 Johns Street, Salisbury, 5108, a drop-in mental health service, open Tuesday - Friday from 5:00pm – 9:00 pm.
Phone and online:
Contact QLife at 1800 184 527 or chat online at qlife.org.au from 2:30pm - 11:30 pm, 7 days a week. QLife provides anonymous and free LGBTIQ+ peer support and referral for people in Australia wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings, or relationships.
Contact Lived Experience Telephone Support Service (LETSS) for phone counselling at 1800 013 755 between 5pm - 11:30pm or chat online at letss.org.au
