PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS

Here is a list of professional organisations in Singapore, organised based on services commonly accessed by the LGBTQ+ community. Please note that these organisations are not exclusively LGBTQ+ run. Where they are known to be LGBTQ+ affirming, this is highlighted.

1. Counselling & Psychological Services

2. Family Violence & Sexual Assault Services

3. Women’s Services

4. Suicide Prevention Services

5. Healthcare Services (including mental health & sexual health)

6. Telephone Hotline Services

1. COUNSELLING & PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES (with LGBTQ+ or LGBTQ-affirming staff)

• Counselling and Care Centre

• Eileena Counselling and Therapy

• Heart Knocks Counselling

• Mind What Matters

• Safe Space

• The Other Clinic

2. FAMILY VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES

Here is information about what you can do if you’re in a situation where there is family violence or abuse.

• National Anti-Violence and Sexual Harassment Helpline (NAVH): 1800-777 0000 (24hr)

• PAVE (Promoting Alternatives to Violence)

• Sexual Assault Care Centre (with LGBTQ+ affirming staff)

3. WOMEN’S SERVICES (with LGBTQ+ affirming staff)

• Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE)

4. SUICIDE PREVENTION SERVICES

Here is information on what you can do if you’re feeling suicidal, or after the suicide death of a loved one.

• Samaritans of Singapore (SOS): 1-767 or 1-SOS (24hr phone & text services)

• Please Stay

• Befrienders Worldwide [for international hotlines]

5. HEALTHCARE SERVICES (with LGBTQ or LGBTQ-affirming staff)

• Dr Tan Medical Center [private healthcare]

• DTAP Clinic [private healthcare]

• Pulse Clinic [private healthcare]

Note: For transgender persons, check out detailed information here.

Mental Health Services:

• CHAT (Community Health Assessment Team) [public healthcare]

• Nobel Medical Group [private healthcare]

• Promises Healthcare [private healthcare]

HIV & Sexual Health Services:

• Action for AIDS (AfA) anonymous testing service for HIV & other infections [non-profit]

• DSC Clinic [public healthcare]

6. TELEPHONE HOTLINE SERVICES

As Oogachaga no longer provides a telephone hotline service, if you prefer to speak to someone on the phone, please refer to this page and this page which provide a number of mainstream national telephone hotlines. We cannot guarantee they are all LGBTQ+ affirming, as they are run by various organisations.