Nicola Peeperkoorn

I was a founding member and initial co-chair of the Lived Experience Adivsory Council, which worked in partnership with Waitemata region SMHAS, to provide Lived Expereince voices in quality change projects.

I’m a member of the Suicide Prevention and Postvention Governance Group for Auckland and Waitamata regions and I sit on two workstreams under this group.

Since peer support is helpful to me, I’m the newsletter editor for the Solace suicide bereavement support group.

I’m in the early stages of forming a new entity to make video content promoting mental health, neurodiversity and wellbeing ideas, utilising my film producer background. I am passionate about creating positive mental health stories to improve wellbeing for our communities.

Working alongside the many hard-working people I’ve met on this journey gives me hope for a better tomorrow where fewer families experience the same tragedy as mine.