Our Services
Parachute Minds offers accredited mental health training, lived experience speaking, advocacy consultations, and referral support. We create inclusive, trauma-informed spaces that empower individuals, families, and communities to recognise mental health challenges, respond with compassion, and connect with support. Our work is grounded in lived experience, neurodiversity, and a commitment to hope.
Shop our courses
Learn skills that may save a life.
We offer in-house training, community-based sessions, and online workshops to empower you with practical tools for mental health and suicide prevention.
Accredited Courses
Our accredited courses are designed to equip you with the skills to support people developing mental health challenges and those experiencing a crisis.
Consulting Services
Integrated Mental Health, Advocacy & Neurodiversity Support Services
Empowering individuals, families, and communities through education, inclusion, and lived experience.
coming soon
Counselling Sessions
We’re looking to expand our services to offer counselling, providing further support for those navigating mental health challenges.
Why Choose Us
At Parachute Minds, we believe mental health is everyone’s business, and with the right knowledge, skills and support, we can all play a role in preventing, promoting mental health, wellbeing and suicide prevention.
Lived and Professional Expertise
Our services are led by a passionate instructor with both lived experience of suicide and over nine years of frontline experience across mental health, youth, and (dis)ability services. We bring authentic insight, empathy, and credibility to every workshop and referral conversation.
Accredited, Evidence-Based Training
programs from Mental Health First Aid Australia (MHFA)©️ and LivingWorks©️
Backed by research and recognised nationally. Whether you’re a parent, educator, health worker, or community leader and member, our training equips you with practical, lifesaving tools to support others with confidence.
Inclusive, Trauma-Informed, and Neurodiversity-Aware
We create safe, inclusive spaces for all participants. As a neurodiverse-led service, we deeply understand the unique challenges faced by people with ASD, ADHD, learning differences, and more. We tailor our training to respect and reflect that diversity.
Advocacy and Referral Support
Beyond training,
We provide guidance and supportive referral pathways to help individuals and families connect with appropriate mental health services. We’re here to walk alongside you, not just in crisis, but in everyday life.
Community-Focused Impact
We work with schools, workplaces, community organisations, and local networks to break stigma, build resilience, and support early intervention. Our goal is to create safer, stronger communities where no one has to face mental health challenges alone.
A few things we’re great at
Teaching the Skills to Recognise, Respond, and Reach In
Helping Communities, Organisations, Young People and Families Through Mental Health Advocacy, Suicide Awareness Education, and Neurodiversity-Informed Support
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA©️) Accredited Programs
We have qualified over 1000 participants and counting in our MFHA programs.
Giving the tool so people can recognise, respond and reach in. Contributing to helping build safer communities and workplaces.
LivingWorks SafeTALK©️ Workshops
Learn to recognise signs of suicide and connect individuals to help. SafeTALK empowers everyday people to start life-saving conversations with confidence and care.
Consultations Services
Advocacy and referral service.
We provide personalised advocacy and referral support, helping individuals navigate mental health, disability, and community services with care, compassion, and a focus on empowerment.
About us
At Parachute Minds, we are committed to empowering young people, families, and communities through accredited mental health and suicide awareness education. We also provide tailored mental health services and support, with a strong focus on neurodiverse individuals and their families.
In addition to our community outreach, we deliver in-house training to organisations, schools, and community groups, equipping them with the tools to create safer, more inclusive environments.
Book your in-house training workshop today!
Prevalence of Mental Health in Australia
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing, 2020–2022.
1 in 5
adults are affected each year by conditions such as anxiety, depression, or substance use disorders
Suicide is the leading cause of death among Young people in Australia aged
15-24
1/2
Only around half of those experiencing mental ill-health seek professional help.
Choose from our online courses
Learn from the comfort of your home. Our accredited online courses are designed to equip you with practical skills to support mental health, respond in a crisis, and promote suicide prevention.
Whether you’re a parent, educator, professional, or community member there’s a course for you.
Start learning today and make a real difference.
Testimonials
Your feedback is incredibly important to us. They offer valuable insight into how our training is received and help us continuously improve. We’re committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment, especially when covering sensitive topics like mental health and suicide. Ensuring participants not only learn essential skills but also feel confident to be able to have open conversations and assist during a crisis. We love learning from our participants as their experience helps shape the way we support others.
Sarah you are a brilliant MHFA facilitator, you kept relatable, clear and even made the heavier topics easy to learn. You were listenable, personable and it was clear you were knowledgeable plus your own experiences in the field added so much value.
Standard MHFA Participant.
MARCH, 2025.
Excellent presentation and great mix of energy, tempo, activities and content. Very engaging and heartfelt, great presentation style, excellent time management and fielding/answering of questions.
YOUTH MHFA (BLENDED F2F), PARTICIPANT.
NOVEMBER, 2023.
The Instructor shared a great deal of knowledge and skills, answered all questions. The presentation was inclusive of all participants and the discussions were lively and engaging. I enjoyed this presentation immensely and gained much valuable content.
STANDARD MHFA (REFRESHER) ONLINE.
OCTOBER, 2024.
Looking for help?
Worried about starting a mental health conversation?
Not sure what to say or where to turn? You’re not alone. At Parachute Minds, we’re here to help you navigate the conversation with care and confidence and connect you or your loved one to the right support through referral to appropriate services.
Meet Sarah
Sarah She/Her – Founder of Parachute Minds is currently living on Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung Country, studying a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and brings over nine years of experience in the mental health, youth, and community services sector. Her background includes roles in case management, suicide prevention, crisis intervention, counselling, external referrals, outreach, and facilitating training programs for young people and their families.
Motivated by her lived experience of suicide and a strong commitment to social justice, Sarah applies an anti-oppressive and trauma-informed approach to all her work. She is passionate about breaking down barriers to help-seeking and empowering parents, carers, educators, students, and community members to recognise the signs of mental health challenges, respond with compassion, and connect meaningfully, whether during a crisis or in everyday interactions.
When asked what she enjoys about this work, Sarah shared:
“I get to meet the best people. I feel grateful to be working in this space. We should be talking about how we feel. We should be talking about suicide and our diversities, sharing our experiences to raise awareness and offer different perspectives. When we don’t talk, that can be harmful. Silence can make people feel isolated, unheard, and alone.”
Sarah is proudly Neurodiverse and brings a unique, lived-experience lens to her work. Her personal experience with ASD, ADHD, and Dyslexia allows her to deeply connect with other neurodiverse individuals and families. She is committed to creating inclusive environments, facilitating understanding, and supporting the evolving needs of young people and their support networks.
Sarah also serves as a Lived Experience Speaker at community events, advocating for safe and open conversations around suicide, mental health, and inclusive practice. She is a passionate Deadly Ally and advocate for First Nations communities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, the LGBTQIA+ community, people with (dis)abilities, and those navigating mental health challenges. Her mission is to promote early intervention, self-determination, and hope.
Contact us
Book your in-house training today for send and EOI for one of our courses.
Parachute Minds services, Melbourne, and travels to all parts of Victoria and interstate.
Parachute Minds, warmly welcome people of all genders, gender identities, sexual orientations, races, ethnicities, cultures, faiths, abilities, and disabilities. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and accessible environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered. Our space is one where diversity is celebrated, and all individuals are treated with dignity and care. You are welcome here exactly as you are.
Parachute Minds, acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live, learn, and work, and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. We recognise and honour the enduring connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to Country, culture, and community. We extend this respect to all First Nations peoples and celebrate the strength, resilience, and continuing cultures of the world’s oldest living civilisations. We also acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded and Australia always was and always will be Aboriginal land
