What is the Tamil Safe Space (TSS)?

The Tamil Safe Space offers a welcoming and supportive environment for individuals dealing with suicidal ​thoughts or emotional distress. It is a volunteer run, non clinical service, providing compassionate and empathetic ​support from volunteer PEER CARE Companions who have a lived experience of suicide and have received training ​to support individuals in distress. The creation of this space and its support services involved collaboration with ​community members and those with lived experience.

It offers:

• Non-clinical space - operating in a ​discrete space based at a ​community centre
  
• Operating after hours (refer to ​session times above)
• Peer-led - support is provided by ​peer volunteers with a lived ​experience of suicidal crisis referred ​to as Peer Care Companions.
  

• Peer Care Companions receive ​specialised peer training, suicide ​intervention skills training, and support
  
• A minimum of 2 x Peer CARE ​Companions are available at each ​session
  
• A no wrong door approach - all people ​18+ and all backgrounds are welcome
  
• Provide information to other support ​services of their choice
  

About Us

Tamil Safe Space Inc. has been created to operate this community led suicide ​prevention intiative. Read more by clicking below

Our Objectives

For the objectives and values of the Tamil Safe Space please click on link ​below

Volunteering with TSS

We are seeking volunteers within the Sydney Tamil community as:

• Peer CARE Companions for visitors to the Safe Space
• Committee members
• Roles in administration and advisory

To learn more please click below

Do you need help now?

Tamil Safe Space (TSS) does not provide urgent clinical services for people in ​crisis. If you or someone you care about is experiencing personal distress or ​crisis, please click below for available resources