Mel Kypri: MoWaNa Safe Space

Key points

• Mel Kypri, founder of MoWaNa Safe Space, has been named Northern Beaches Volunteer of the Year. The Warringah local is also a finalist for a $20,000 grant to expand her peer-led mental health support service.
• MoWaNa operates four nights a week, offering a drop-in space for people experiencing loneliness, homelessness, or emotional distress, including suicidal thoughts.
• Kypri created the service after her own mental health struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic.