A Cross-Cultural Education Project
ABOUTUS
The name Mariposa Trails refers to the migratory experience of Monarch butterflies, their journey of transformation, and the Mesoamerican legend in which the butterfly is connected to the soul and carries people’s sacred secrets to the creator.​
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We offer:
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The 5 Ways to Wellbeing (Royal Melbourne Hospital).
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We are proud to announce our newly nationally accredited course: From Helpless to Hopeful. Thank you to Suicide Prevention Australia for providing the accreditation grant.
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Thanks to the Fay Fuller Foundation, we received the Discovery Grant, which explores mental health needs in the community and the role of safe spaces and learning circles in impacting communities.
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We are a Suicide Prevention Network.
SUPPORTING
Raising awareness about how to support people who are going through an emotional crisis
Promoting
Sharing links to services, websites and intercultural professionals on Mental Health and care issues
providing
Offering community learning and training related to wellbeing, social health and community perspectives and responses to suicide prevention
CONVERSING
Creating community discussion and normalizing the theme of Mental Health and Well-being
Catalina Uribe Tabares
John Jairo Flórez Toro
The 5 Ways to Wellbeing through Mariposa Trails Programs
Through music and participatory activities, we explore the five ways to wellbeing demonstrated by research from around the world: connect, be active, keep learning, be present, and give.
WHATWEDO
5 ways to wellbeing through music therapy
Mariposa Trails and Music Therapy is fun, interactive, everyone has the opportunity to connect, be active, learn and participate in making music and learning rhythms while participating in health promotion.
We deliver the 5 ways through various forms using connection through cultural expression.
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Practice the 5 ways through our lively, vibrant and rhythmic journey through the Mariposa Trails social health project involving games from Latin American and our collaboration with esteemed musician and artists like Diana Rodriguez Mendez, Jorge Gualdron and Bortier Okoe from African Soul.
IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS IN A MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCY
Noticias
Latest events
Explorewithus
Stories of resilience, facing challenges and voices of experience.
Community courses links to services and resources.
Future projects include monthly podcasts starting in September focusing on wellbeing and social health.
Mariposa Trails is a collaboration of ideas, diverse voices and like-minded people who seek to shape concepts of wellbeing and social health in the Spanish speaking community.
a Cross-cultural
education projecT DEDICATED TO SOCIAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION
Coordinator/Founder
Estela Fuentes
Community Facilitators
Lola Avilés
Claudia Raddatz
Diana Rodriguez Mendez
Marcela Mendoza
Gonzalo Robles
Music making facilitation by:
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Bortier Okoe - African Soul
Diana Rodriguez Mendez
Jorge Gualdron
(multi-percussionist and music teacher)
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Graphic Designer
Andre Pizzorno
(Graphic Designer)
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Strategic Team
Estela Fuentes
Claudia Raddatz
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