About EPIC

Empowering Parents In Crisis is a non-government organisation and registered charity.

EPIC Mission

EPIC provides peer support to parents of young people in crisis. EPIC recognises parents as first responders to their children and supports them by creating a safe, non judgemental community that empowers parents with the knowledge, skills and confidence to enable them to best support their young person, their family and themselves.

EPIC Impact

Empowering parents and carers of young people through peer support

EPIC provides connection, knowledge, skills, hindsight and confidence to parents and carers of young people.  EPIC collaborates with schools, police, hospitals, family support organisations and the community to demystify pathways to support and create awareness regarding youth mental health.

In the past year, EPIC has connected with 1112 parents via peer phone support, walk/coffee events, forums, meetings, parent programs and training sessions. We have provided 480 phone support calls, hosted 24 walk/coffee events and 45 meetings/forums/trainings.

"Dear EPIC crew, I am a raving fan of your work and the courage and generosity each of you bring to it. Stumbling upon EPIC has been a gift from heaven-above and I am full of gratitude for what you already are and for the way you already do it.”

Meet Team EPIC

  • Madeleine Steel

    CEO / DIRECTOR

  • Roberta Sowden

    DIRECTOR

  • Dhana Segaran

    TREASURER

  • Rowena Stulajter

    SECRETARY

  • Alec Gardner

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Siba Al-Haimus

    COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR

“Our children are our garden. They absorb our stress, just as they absorb our peace. They absorb our negativity just as they absorb our joy. And we have the power to control what they absorb, but first we must tend to ourselves.” — Rachel Macy Stafford