LGBTQ+ resources
Mental health issues can affect any of us, but they are more common among the LGBTQ+ community. Their age, religion, where they live, and their ethnicity can add extra complications.
Global’s Make Some Noise are supporting small charities across the UK by funding projects that are changing lives, including projects offering help to people in the LGBTQ+ community in their hour of need.
We have put together a list of charities who offer national telephone or online support.
THE PROUD TRUST
Online 1-1 support
The Proud Trust is a national charity supporting LGBTQ+ young people to be proud of their identity and feel a part of the communities ere they live, learn, work and play. Their service, Proud Connections, is a free, confidential and secure instant messaging service for LGBTQ+ young people and the adults who support them.
https://www.theproudtrust.org/proud-connections/
BASE 51
In-person support, Nottinghamshire
Base 51 provides a 'safe place where change begins' for vulnerable young people aged 11-25 from across Nottinghamshire. They offer counselling, specialist trauma support, LGBTQIA+ peer support, and a youth club with dance sessions and recording studios, as well as practical support through a kitchen and clothes bank.
THE NAZ PROJECT (LONDON)
In person and online support, London
The Naz Project provides culturally competent sexual health, HIV support, and wellbeing services for LGBTQ+ and Global Majority communities in the UK.
https://www.naz.org.uk/counselling
NORTHUMBERLAND PRIDE LMITED/ PRIDE ACTION NORTH
Offer online and in person support groups for LGBTQIA+ young people aged 13-18 years.