A MENTAL HEALTH MOVEMENT
Changing how society understands and responds to Mental Health and Suicide.
OUR MISSION
We’re here to change how society understands and responds to mental health and suicide — equipping people with the tools, language, and confidence to show up with presence, understanding, and care when it matters most.
Awareness isn’t enough. Response is everything.
OUR VISION
A world where mental health and suicide are no longer met with silence or stigma.
Where people feel confident to have genuine, honest, and open conversations about mental health — and are able to, and feel confident to, respond to others' struggles with understanding, compassion, and care when someone is struggling with their mental health.
OUR DIFFERENCE
Lived experience is our difference.
We truly understand Mental Health struggles and suicidal crises because we’ve lived them ourselves. That gives our work a depth of compassion, insight, and human understanding that can only come from being there, allowing us to connect with people on a deeper, more personal level.
STARTING CONVERSATIONS, CREATING CHANGE
LUMAURA works through keynote speaking, educational programs, panel discussions, and community events to shift the way society understands and responds to Mental Health and Suicide.
By meeting people where they are, we equip them with the understanding, confidence, and practical tools to show up with compassion and genuine care — so that when someone reaches out, the people around them are ready to respond in a way that truly makes a difference.
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Powerful lived-experience talks that challenge how we understand mental health and suicide.
In these talks, Lauren McDonough, Founder of LUMAURA®, shares her story with honesty and courage — helping audiences move beyond awareness and toward deeper compassion, understanding, and more confident responses when someone is struggling.
Because sometimes the most important thing we can learn is how to truly show up for another human being.
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Some of the most important conversations happen when people finally feel safe enough to speak.
Through panel discussions, community forums and collaborative events, LUMAURA® creates spaces where mental health and suicide can be explored openly, honestly and without judgment.
When people feel safe talking about what they are truly carrying, understanding grows, and communities become stronger.
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A genuine understanding of mental health extends beyond mere awareness.
Through lived experience and practical insights, supported by trauma-informed care, LUMAURA® helps people cultivate a deeper, more human understanding of mental health and suicide.
By bringing greater clarity, empathy, and perspective to these conversations, we assist individuals, workplaces, schools, and communities to engage with mental health in a more informed and meaningful way.
WHY THIS WORK MATTERS
1 in 5 Australians live with a diagnosed mental health condition.
9 lives are lost to suicide every day.
1 suicide attempt every 10 minutes.
Behind every number is a person — a life, a family, a story that matters.
Often, somewhere along the way, that person reached out and said they weren't okay. Yet many people don't know how to respond in that moment.
LUMAURA exists to change that. Because the response someone receives when they speak up can shape everything that follows.
FOUNDER/CEO
LAUREN MCDONOUGH
At 19, Lauren attempted to take her own life. She survived — but lost both of her legs.
After a week on life support and more than 30 surgeries, doctors told her she would never walk again.
They were wrong.
Today, Lauren is the founder of LUMAURA — a Mental Health Movement changing how society understands and responds to mental health and suicide.
Because she knows firsthand: the response someone receives in their darkest moment can change everything.
Sometimes, it saves lives.
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When someone says ‘ I’m not okay’, the response they receive can change everything. Join us in helping more people feel prepared to show up, respond and respond with care.
Together, we can create a world where fewer people struggle in silence.
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