Resources

The following are resources we can recommend if you are going through a hard time or are interested in learning more about topics related to music, mental health, and/or gender diversity.

Beyond Blue provides information and support to help everyone in Australia achieve their best possible mental health, whatever their age and wherever they live. There is also Youth Beyond Blue, which is tailored to the needs of young people.

Reach Out helps under 25s with everyday questions through to tough times. Visit now to get the tools you need to make life easier.

Lifeline is a national charity providing all Australians experiencing a personal crisis with access to 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention services.

Minus18 Australia's support network for LGBTIQ youth.

*Newsflash! Minus18 have released this guide to hosting Digital Events for LGBTQIA+ Youth. It's full of practical program tips, digital platform comparisons, and consultation findings. Check it out!

Transgender Victoria was founded in the late 1990s to achieve justice, equity and quality health and community service provision for trans and gender diverse (TGD) people, their partners, families and friends. TGV educates organisations and workplaces on how to provide better services for TGD people, and seeks ways to provide direct services to the TGD community, whether in partnership with others or independently.

LISTEN exists to initiate and foster change, using a feminist perspective to promote the visibility and experiences of women, gender non-conforming and LGBTQIA+ people, people of colour, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities and other marginalised folks in Australian music.