The Kashia Faumui Foundation was established to bridge the critical gaps in our mental health and social support systems. Grounded in the core values of courage, compassion, and family, our work honors the 30 vibrant years of Kashia's life. We understand the profound complexities families face, which is why we are dedicated to moving beyond awareness and into tangible, systemic change.
As a connector and advocate, we drive progress across multiple fronts. We fight for legislative policy reform, fund independent peer-reviewed research, and champion evidence-based digital health innovations like the Booyah project. Because we believe in the profound healing power of creativity, we also utilize visual arts, digital storytelling, and music to change the public narrative surrounding mental health. Together with clinicians, policymakers, and the community, we are building a continuum of care that truly protects, supports, and empowers.
OUR MISSION
The Kashia Faumui Foundation exists to transform how Australia understands, treats, and protects people living with severe mental health conditions. Inspired by Kashia's courage, her love of music, art and dance, her openness about Schizoaffective Disorder, and her family's determination that no other family should endure what ours has.
We drive systemic reform in Australia's mental health and border safety frameworks. We fund and champion research into severe psychiatric conditions. We reduce stigma and educate the next generation through music, the arts and children's storybooks. And we work to ensure that people like Kashia are seen, protected, and never left behind.
OUR VISION
An Australia, and ultimately a world, where individuals living with severe mental health conditions receive seamless, compassionate, and coordinated care across every system that touches their lives: health, housing, law, borders, and digital innovation.
OUR VALUES
STRATEGIC PILLARS
The Foundation's work is organised across five mutually reinforcing pillars, each connected to the systemic failures and opportunities that Kashia's life and story illuminate.
RESOURCES
Our resources page is a dedicated space for wellbeing, creativity, and self-discovery. Rooted in the belief that art, sound, and movement can be powerful pathways to healing, these curated resources are designed to inspire, comfort, and guide you on your journey. Whether you are looking to ground your mind, express your emotions through color and song, or simply find a moment of peace, explore our foundational collections below:
Mental Health Resources: Our central hub offers curated tools, supportive guides, and community-focused materials dedicated to holistic wellbeing, personal growth, and practical support.
Music & Sound: Discover the transformative power of melody, rhythm, and voice. From songwriting prompts and vocal expression exercises to playlists that soothe and uplift, explore music as a vessel for deep emotion and storytelling.
Mindfulness & Grounding: Take a breath and find stillness. Access guided practices, reflective prompts, and grounding techniques created to help you reconnect with the present, build emotional resilience, and nurture inner calm.
Dance & Movement: Movement is medicine. Explore practices that encourage you to listen to your body, release tension, and celebrate joy through somatic movement, free-flow expression, and embodied wellness.