MoWaNa Safe Space is a peer-led community-based service to support people who are experiencing emotional or suicidal distress. MoWaNa stands for Mona Vale, Warriewood and Narrabeen. It is a ‘drop in’ style place that offers a non-clinical alternative to clinical services for people experiencing emotional or suicidal distress. Staff are Peer CARE Companions who have either had their own lived experience of suicide, have supported someone else in crisis, or who have been bereaved by suicide. This means they are better able to connect with others through the mutual understanding that comes with meaningful shared experience.
It is part of Roses in the Ocean’s national community-led Safe Space project, leveraging their expertise, guidance, and operational support.