The Little Miracles Trust : aligned with Pinnacle (New Zealand)

The Little Miracles Trust was originally founded in 1986 in Wellington by two families who had extremely premature babies. Experiencing first-hand the emotional toll of the neonatal journey, they saw a need for specialised support for parents going through similar situations.

The Pinnacle team in New Zealand proudly initiated a partnership with The Little Miracles Trust in FY27 funding cot-side peer support services to families in neonatal intensive care, ensuring parents can access timely guidance, connection and practical assistance throughout their hospital journey.

In FY24 funding for Are They Triple Okay? is continuing to create resources that promote social support both at work and home, including case studies that reach “beyond the uniform” to help break down stigma within emergency services, increase social support and encourage conversations. Additional focus will also be directed at wider external promotion to reach volunteers and friends and family of emergency service workers and frontline responders.

“Are They Triple OK?” Champions will be nurtured through feedback from research and supported by a dedicated Champions Guide, with the learnings potentially applied to other campaign settings.
And R U OK? capacity building in regional and rural areas is being strengthened, through connecting with local organisations, suicide prevention networks and established community infrastructure via hosting “Locals Know Best” workshops. This commitment to “whole of community” responses is critical as the rate of suicide in rural Australia is growing more rapidly than that of cities, particularly as rural residents face repeated stresses due to droughts, floods, and bushfires on top of increased cost of living pressures.