OUR MISSION
A CIRCUIT BREAKER
A SOFT LANDING
A SPARK OF JOY
Our mission is to provide a holistic approach to youth mental health and make sure no young person, or family has to go through it alone.
We are a hope blanket, the human side to mental health treatment for young people in Australia. With lived experience and proven success stories, we are innovators and pioneers in the youth mental health space.
We provide ongoing community support through education and regular lived experience support groups. We grant wishes to lift spirits and financial burden by giving bespoke experiences and funding mental health treatment.
Supporting parents and carers of young people in a MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
through community, education & connection AND granting life saving wishes
to young people and their families.
STICK AROUND KIDDO, WE GOT THIS xx
PARENT/CARER PODS start
2nd September @ 12pm & 7pm
TESTIMONIALS
The group sessions were very welcoming and without judgement.
It was a relief to be able to openly share experiences and feel supported. Sophie is a passionate and empathetic individual who is a great advocate for change.
Marta 45, mum of 2 teenage girls.
Thank you for setting up this foundation. The way you have brought people together is a gift to us all. Everyone made made me feel so welcome with a topic that has often made me feel isolated and judged. I am eternally grateful."
Alanna 52, mum of 2 teenage girls
I have waited 12 years to find a group like this, and yes I've found my smile again xx
Denise, 60
mum of 3 young adults
"The Please Stay Foundation has been a huge support for me. Raising easy kids is easy, I have two of them. I also have a daughter with mental health issues which makes parenting extremely challenging. But unless you have a child with challenges, it's hard to understand the complexity, the impact on the family and your own mental health as well as how to best support your child. It's a maze trying to work out which support services will be most helpful, how to get through the day and keep your child safe and alive. The Foundation has made all the difference for me. For the first time I felt I was not alone. I'm surrounded by empathetic and understanding people who are struggling like me. It's a safe place, free of judgement, just supporting and sharing our own experiences, which are very helpful to each other. Sophie has created something that was desperately needed in a world where mental health is spiralling. It's a lifeline for many of us."
Leanne 52, mum of 3