Project mission

Our goal for this project was always to ‘dream small’.

There are countless large-scale operations targeting mental health, but they often cater to broadly sweeping and unspecified audiences. That’s why we decided to concentrate our focus on a small area— the Sunshine Coast, Australia. By doing this, we are able to directly impact young individuals in a regional area who could benefit from mental health services.

The effort in creating this project would be ultimately worthwhile if we could help even one person. After all, one person who commits suicide can impact over 135 other people’s lives [1]. These people, however, aren’t just numbers part of a statistic. There are unseen ripple effects from suicide and mental illness that we cannot even comprehend.

As a small-scale organisation we rely solely on donations— where 100% of your money will go straight to fees for therapy sessions— not advertising or administrative/website fees.

Young people across different communities struggle with their own life traumas. While these people are often the most vulnerable, they also have the greatest potential to learn and create positive change. Traumas left unaddressed can lead to deeply ingrained personal and inter-personal problems, causing chain reactions of negative consequences.

The Tree of Bodhi aims to provide funds for young people to seek therapy if they need the money. The potential for positive ripple effects from quality trauma therapy in just one person’s life is impossible to quantify, but who knows where these positive ripples may end.

For those outside of the area, we also want to share with you a highly refined list of resources we believe have the potential to provide the help you or someone you know in need.

The sources we have curated are responsible and reliable. Information regarding medication is fact-checked and scientifically tested in-depth. We strive to separate actual accurate information from the vast amount of misinformation coming from social media and other unregulated sources.

[1] - https://www.lifeline.org.au/resources/data-and-statistics/