CHARLEE

A suicide prevention hub made by LGBTIQA+ people who have thought about suicide, lived through suicide attempts, supported others in distress and live with the pain of loss through suicide. 

This online resource created by Switchboard, provides information on supporting yourself, supporting someone you love, or support with bereavement.

CHARLEE brings together Connection, Hope, Action, Resources and Lived Experience Education.

CHARLEE takes a no wrong door approach and seeks to create a safer space designed by LGBTIQA+ people with lived experiences of suicide. Our hope is to connect any LGBTIQA+ people with resources and supports that better reflect and address the experiences we face.

CHARLEE has been created through guidance by our LGBTIQA+ Lived Experience Network and Rainbow Door staff at every stage from the hub’s initiation. We have sought to capture a diverse range of expert knowledge, held by those who have close connections to suicide – LGBTIQA+ people who have past or ongoing experiences with thinking about suicide, suicidal behaviour, supporters of others through suicidal distress, and the bereaved. The knowledge you will find weaved throughout each resource exists to offer you a LGBTIQA+ lens on suicide prevention and grief.

CHARLEE is a continuing project. If there is a resource you can’t find online just yet, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

If you are seeking support, please contact our Rainbow Door line:

Rainbow Door (every day, 10am-5pm)
Ph: 1800 729 367
Txt: 0480 017 246

We would like to acknowledge and extend our deepest gratitude to every individual who has generously contributed their time and lived experience toward the development of this work. Your collective wisdom, courage, and compassion form the heart of this hub which, without you, could not exist.

CHARLEE is a project of Switchboard Victoria and is supported by the Victorian Government.