Open Doors Youth Service

Open Doors Youth Service is Queensland’s leading youth homelessness and support service enriching the lives of young people with diverse genders, sexualities, and bodies. We support high risk and at-risk young people in developmentally and culturally appropriate ways to provide individual, group-based, and family support to enhance connections to family, culture, and community.

Our programs include:

- Reconnect Program: For young LGBTIQ+ people between the ages of 12 to 17 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness

- Drop in: Meet other young LGBTIQ+ people in a safe and friendly environment where everyone can be who they are, whatever that may be

- Jellybeans: A social support group for gender diverse and gender queer young people and those questioning their gender identity

- Young and Proud: A social support group for LGBTIQ+ young people aged between 18 to 24

- Alcohol and Other Drug Intervention: Outreach services for those LGBTIQ+ and queer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people with substance abuse issues

Along with:

- Pride Art Therapy
- Suicide Prevention and Post-vention services
- Sexual Health testing
- Queeriosity: The National Youth Week Queer Youth Fesitval
- School visits and workshops

Contact

5 Green Square Close
Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Australia