It’s possible thanks to you!

 

“It’s just this kind of like ripple effect…you open up, and then you help other people open up.” – Young Participant

Statements like this from a young person capture the heart of what you are enabling through your generous support. Young people who have become bold enough to share their story – now supporting others in the same way.

This kind of ripple effect is the only way we will see a world free of mental health stigma, full of resilient young people living the big, bold futures they deserve.

Thank you for being a part of that through your generosity.

Below are just some of the ways you have been helping to transform the lives of children and young people in 2024.

Go gently,

Rose Cuff (she/her)

Founder & CEO, Satellite Foundation

Maysoun’s Story: “I used to be very scared of falling, but then if you’re not falling, you’re not trying.”

Maysoun loves figure skating. It’s her happy place where the chill air and sound of the blades on ice brings her calm. But things aren’t always so happy.

“I went from having an almost utopian life. Lovely friends, lovely teachers, my parents were fine.

Complexities around her family’s living situation, visa issues, moving and a challenging living situation proved too much for her mum.

My mum’s mental health started going way down, and my mum left. It kind of sucks because I used to have a mum that loved me and cared for me and then I… watched her just mentally disappear.”

Mental health challenges are no one’s fault. However, they can have a huge impact on not just the person affected, but everyone around them – usually their families, the ones they love the most.

Your care and support is critical in providing safe spaces for young people, like Maysoun, to have brave conversations and find connection with others experiencing similar family mental health challenges.

Maysoun is a 17-year old that participated in Satellite’s new video project ‘That’s Mental’, a series of short films by young people, for young people, which looks at telling different stories of family mental health.

Satellite is planning a public launch of these short films later this year. To be the first to know register your interest here.

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In 2024, you helped deliver 41 programs to empower and support children and young people impacted by family mental health challenges.

Changing the lives of Australian school kids: Discovering a place where imagination comes to life

1 in 5 Australian children have a parent with a mental health challenge.

With so many children drastically impacted by family mental illness, Satellite Foundation was able to give hundreds of primary aged kids the chance to imagine and dream of a world where mental ill health doesn’t exist. What kind of world would they create?

It’s this kind of creative and imaginative approach to mental health awareness that is fundamental to all Satellite programs.

Creativity uniquely helps to facilitate safe spaces, where challenging topics like mental health can be addressed with fun, openness and in a healthy non-threatening way.

‘Wish Street’ is a pilot program for primary aged children run in partnership with Polyglot Theatre. This is all possible thanks to the kindness and support of people like you.

Every $1 you’ve given has delivered over $5 of social value.*

“I’ve met beautiful friends…and those relationships have formed on the basis of having [the] same experiences. And that happened because of the unique thing that Satellite does.” – Young Participant

The kindness you show through your ongoing support is helping make real and measurable change in the lives of children and young people facing family mental health challenges.

Thank you.

Approximately, 9,000 young people in Victoria are caring for an adult with mental illness*.

Your donation today will help children and young people impacted by family mental health challenges find the connection and support they need to thrive.

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* Source: Reupert, A., Foster, K., Nandakumar, N., Hine, R., Freeman, N., Lea, S., Patlamazoglou, L., Poynton, K., Ravi, A., Hanneberry, M. Saad, R., & Healy, D. (2024). Lapsing report for the Satellite Foundation. Monash University & Australian Catholic University.

 

 

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