Rural Health Connect
Connect with LGBTIQA+ informed psychologists via an online platform, with sessions held over video or phone calls, allowing you to connect with practitioners available anywhere
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Our aim is to provide you all with links to service providers. Research has shown that some LGBTIQ+ people living in rural areas have to travel a long distinct for medical providers. Not only that, but in the cases of some individuals, they are unable to access appropriate transport and/or tax rebates for their mode of travel.
Some doctors and medical professionals lack the appropriate behaviour and / or knowledge in dealing with LGBTIQ+ issues, and subsequently, not everyone can receive the same level of appropriate care. With mental issues not being addressed, and even the lack of resources / knowledge for AIDS prevention, the issue can be as extreme as life and death.
With the resources below, we aim to connect you with a number of free health service providers, not-for-profit organizations, peer support, and advocacy groups. Our aim is to help close the gap between you and the appropriate organizations that are there to help.
Connect with LGBTIQA+ informed psychologists via an online platform, with sessions held over video or phone calls, allowing you to connect with practitioners available anywhere
Members of the project receive the Welcome Here rainbow stickers to display in their window to let everyone know that LGBTIQ diversity is welcomed and celebrated within their
Rainbow Door supports people of all ages and identities with issues that may include suicidal thoughts, family and intimate partner violence (including elder abuse), alcohol
Pride Vic is a social outreach program, embracing gender diversity and equality for people with disabilities from all communities, breaking down social and isolation barriers,
Safe in the South West program is a part of the part of Brophy Family and Youth Services. Safe in the South West program
Headspace Albury Wodonga, provides free services to support, information and assistance for young people aged 12 to 25 years who are going through a tough
headspace Shepparton provides free services to support, information and assistance for young people aged 12 to 25 years who are going through a tough time.
Providing support, information and referral for: Gender-questioning, trans and gender diverse young people aged 17 and under; Parents, carers and family members, and GPs and
The Orange Door welcomes people of any age, gender, sex, sexuality, culture, religion and ability. The Orange Door is a free service for adults, children
La Trobe University has dedicated Queer Counsellors who have experience in supporting students with diverse sexualities and gender identities and are available at the Bundoora
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we work and live, and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on this land and commit to building a brighter future together.
We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded. We seek to walk together in the spirit of reconciliation.
This land always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.