SASP Newsletter - Pride Edition!
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At SASP we want to know more about how to reach EVERYONE bereaved by suicide no matter who they are, where they are or how they identify. We want to make sure that people get the right support at the right time and so we want to talk more to people from LGBTQ+ communities to find out how we can do this together. For now, please read on to find out about some amazing organisations working with these communities.
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We want to celebrate and amplify LGBTQ support services. Not just during pride month, but 365 days a year, 24/7.
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If you are LGBTQ+ and are struggling, or know of someone who is, please read the thread below on charities that are here to support you. You are never alone, not this pride month, not ever.
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Stonewall UK provide information and support for LGBT communities and their allies. Over the last 30 years, they have helped create transformative change in the lives of LGBTQ+ people in the UK.
Contact Stonewall's Information Service FREEPHONE 0800 0502020 Lines are open 9:30 - 4:30 Monday to Friday.
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Mermaids UK has been supporting trans and gender-diverse kids, young people and families since 1995.
Their helpline is open Mon - Fri 9am-9pm: 0808 801 0400.
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A London-based org supporting Black LGBTQ+ youth from the UK, through spaces of joy, creative intervention and digital storytelling.
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Brighton and Hove LGBTQ Switchboard |
Brighton and Hove Switchboard is a charity that has been listening to, supporting and connecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer communities since 1975.
The helpline is open 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM on Wednesdays and Thursdays on 01273 204050.
They are best known for their helpline but offer a dozen different frontline services – from domestic abuse to dementia.
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Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline |
Switchboard, based in London has been a National LGBTQIA+ helpline for more than 48 years.
Open daily 10am-10pm. Call 0300 330 0630 or email chris@switchboard.lgbt or IM via their website for support!
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LGBT Foundation is a national charity delivering services, advice and support for LGBTQ+ people in England.
For advice support & information please call
0345 3 30 30 30
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Opening Doors is the biggest UK charity working with and for LGBTQ+ people over 50. Delivering activities, befriending, training and increasing LGBTQ+ visibility daily. For more information please visit their website:
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AKT supports lgbtq+ young people aged 16-25 in the UK who are facing or experiencing homelessness or living in a hostile environment.
They support young people into safe homes and employment, education or training, in a welcoming and open environment that celebrates lgbtq+ identities.
They have offices in London, Manchester, Bristol and Newscastle which are staffed from 10 am - 4:30 pm Mon - Fri.
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UK Black Pride is Europe’s largest celebration for LGBTQI+ people of African, Asian, Caribbean, Latin American and Middle Eastern descent. They produce an annual celebration during pride month, as well as a variety of activities throughout the year in and around the UK, which also promotes and advocates for the spiritual, emotional, and intellectual health and wellbeing of the communities they represent.
UK Black Pride is a safe space to celebrate diverse sexualities, gender identities, cultures, gender expressions and backgrounds and they foster, represent and celebrate Black LGBTQI+ and QTIPOC culture through education, the arts, cultural events and advocacy.
Importantly, UK Black Pride promotes unity and cooperation among LGBTQI+ people of diasporic communities in the UK, as well as their friends and families.
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Galop works directly with thousands of LGBT+ people who have experienced abuse and violence every year. They specialise in supporting victims and survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, hate crime, and other forms of abuse including honour-based abuse, forced marriage, and so-called conversion therapies. They are a service run by LGBT+ people, for LGBT+ people, and the needs of our community are at the centre of what they do.
National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline:
Monday to Friday 10 am – 5 pm
Wednesday and Thursday 10 am – 8 pm
Phone: 0800 9995428
LGBT Hate crime Helpline:
Monday to Friday 10 am – 4 pm
Phone: 0207 7042040
National Conversion Therapy Helpline:
Monday to Friday 10 am – 4 pm
Phone: 0800 1303335
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MindOut is a mental health service run by and for lesbians, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer people.
They work to improve the mental health and wellbeing of all LGBTQ communities and to make mental health a community concern.
Their services are for LGBTQ people aged 18+ who are based in Brighton and Hove, with the exception of their Online Support service which is available globally. See the below link for more.
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Below is a link to all of the pride events in the UK!
Provided by the charity Pride Events.
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Are you attending a pride event this year?
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Do you like this new layout?
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SASP is an organisation hosted by Samaritans, registered charity number 219432 and SC040604.
Copyright Samaritans 2021
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