Mental health looks different for everyone.
Hundreds of people with lived experience shared colours, words, symbols, artwork and stories that represented mental health to them.
Stories of struggle. Recovery. Hope. Connection. Courage. And the people who helped along the way.
Those contributions have now been thoughtfully woven together into one collaborative design.
This is the Mental Health Month scarf.
What is Stories We Carry?
Stories We Carry is Impact Found Here’s national community co-design initiative.
Each project invites a community to contribute artwork, symbols, colours, words and messages of hope that are thoughtfully woven into one collaborative scarf.
Every collection becomes a lasting reminder that no one walks their journey alone and every scarf tells the story of the people who helped create it.
Wear what matters.
The finished scarf is more than something beautiful to wear. It’s a way to carry a story, start a conversation or show another that what they’re experiencing matters.
100% of proceeds help fundraise and create impact for organisations supporting mental health.
Shop the Mental Health ScarfEvery purchase gives back
Supporting mental health organisations making a difference.
A portion of every Mental Health scarf sold supports organisations working across different parts of Australia’s mental-health landscape.
Lifeline
Supporting Australians experiencing emotional distress and crisis, including through 24-hour crisis support.
SANE
Supporting people affected by complex mental-health issues and the people who care about them.
Youth Focus
Supporting young people experiencing mental-health challenges through counselling and other mental-health services.
Every scarf creates a ripple helping fund support while putting mental health into everyday conversations.
The story behind the scarf
Stories We Carry is Impact Found Here’s community co-design initiative, transforming lived experience into beautiful objects that carry meaning.
We invite communities to contribute stories, artwork, colours, words and symbols. Those contributions are brought together into a collaborative design that can be worn, carried and shared.
Created for Mental Health Month, October 2026
This limited-edition scarf is to represent the many versions of mental health, because there isn’t one mental-health story there are millions of them.
Wear What Matters.
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