Finding Your Way - Kawana

Tired of feeling like you’re battling the system instead of being supported by it?

When your child or young person is struggling, you suddenly find yourself juggling a dozen different roles: advocate, researcher, and navigator across health, school, and disability systems. It is exhausting, and it often feels like you’re doing it all alone.

Join us in Milton for our Finding Your Way workshop. This is a 100% peer-led space - no clinicians, just parents, carers, families and kin who have navigated these same hurdles and learned how to make the system work for their child or young person.

WHO THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR:

This Resilience in Reach workshop has been co-designed by, and for parents, carers, families and kin of children and young people with complex mental health

WHAT TO EXPECT:

• Understand how mental health systems work and what support is available

• Identify common barriers to getting help and how to navigate them

• Learn tools and strategies to work well with professionals

• Build confidence in sharing your story to ensure your needs are understood

• Strengthen advocacy skills for you and your young person

• Child-free environment to allow for open sharing.

DETAILS:

📍 Where: Kawana Island Meeting Place, 5 Grand Parade, Parrearra

📅 When: Tuesday 21 July 2026

⏰ Time: 9:30 am arrival for morning tea | 10:00 am start (finishing by 2:30 pm)

🍴 Catering: Free morning tea and lunch are provided

To help everyone settle in, our doors will be open from 9:30 am for a relaxed morning tea. Please join us for a cuppa and a chance to meet other parents, carers, family and kin before we officially begin at 10:00 am.

It’s a low-pressure space to meet, chat, or simply get comfortable before we start.

Eligibility: Lived experience of being a parent, carer, family or kin of a child or young person (4-25yrs) with complex mental health. Not suitable for professional development.

Clinicians: please call our office for in-service opportunities:

📞 Enquiries: (07) 3544 0988 | info@raisingminds.org.au

Resilience in Reach is a 100% peer-led initiative providing tools, resources, workshops, and community support for parents, carers, families and kin of children and young people experiencing complex mental health.