IN THE MEDIA - Baw Baw Shire Nearly 40 young people from eight secondary schools across Baw Baw Shire Council were inducted as local mental health ambassadors today, with the latest Live4Life crew ready to tackle youth mental health head on.

Welcome to the 2024 Live4Life Baw Baw Crew! 35 young people from eight secondary schools across Baw Baw Shire were inducted as Live4Life Baw Baw Mental Health Ambassadors on February 29.

On November 13, 40 Baw Baw Live4Life crew members from seven local secondary schools gathered at The Summit Adventure Park to celebrate another 12 successful months of the Live4Life program, in which more than 800 local Year 8 and 10 students completed the Teen Mental Health First Aid training.

Last Monday over 1,100 students came together at the West Gippsland Arts Centre to launch Baw Baw Live4Life for 2023.

Local young people from eight secondary schools across Baw Baw Shire will work together to raise awareness about mental health as part of the Baw Baw Live4Life program.

Congratulations to Susanne Lampitt who has been awarded the 'Live4Life Community Champion' of 2022! Susanne has had an enormous impact on the community around her. She has delivered over 300 Mental Health First Aid Courses.

A massive shout out to Baw Baw's new Live4Life Crew for 2023! On 2 March students from across Baw Baw came together for their Induction.

The Warragul and Drouin Gazette: Larder Park played host to 900 Year 8 students for the official Baw Baw Shire Live4Life launch on Thursday. Students spent the day learning about mental health and hearing from guest speakers and Live4Life crew members from local schools. Live4Life is a health promotion charity that operates across six rural and regional Victorian communities. It aims to improve the lives of young people through mental health education and suicide prevention.

What a turnout! Over 900 Year 8 students headed to Lardner Park for the recent launch of Live4Life Baw Baw. With beautiful words from Live4Life Crew Kyle and Laura about their own lived experience – "you could hear a pin drop" – a DJ and over 1000 snags sizzled (thanks Rotary!), it was a wonderful day to celebrate getting together.

The Warragul and Drouin Gazette: A further 27 secondary students from throughout Baw Baw Shire have been inducted into the Live4Life Crew. The induction held at the West Gippsland Arts Centre is the first step for the students in years nine and 10 becoming community leaders and mental health ambassadors. They have committed to work collaboratively to reduce the stigma of mental ill health within their communities and decided on a theme for the year which will be announced at an upcoming launch function.

Live4Life Baw Baw was launched in 2020 and is delivered in partnership with all secondary schools and other education providers in Baw Baw as well as six community agencies. 

Save the Date! The Baw Baw Live4Life Community launch event is happening on Thursday the 24th of February 2022.

Please join us for a very special screening of the documentary 'Happy Sad Man' including a Q&A with the filmmakers.

Live4Life Baw is offering two qualified and experienced community members funded positions to participate in a five-day instructor training program to become youth mental heath first aid training instructors.

Life4Life Baw Baw Crew putting mental health first in local schools.

Local young people from each of the nine secondary schools in Baw Baw Shire will work together to raise awareness about mental health.

The Live4Live Crew is a key component of the Live4Life model, that was introduced in Baw Baw Shire in 2020. The Crew will be provided with mentoring and resources to take the lead with health promotion activities within their schools and communities.

Live4Life Baw Baw is hosting a series of youth mental health first aid courses around the Baw Baw Shire between March and October 2021. Find a date and location that suit you and book your place today.

Baw Baw Shire is about to get a significant boost in mental health first aid instructors thanks to the generous support from Baw Baw Big Blokes.

October is Victorian Mental Health Month. This year, the focus is on young people, particularly those aged 16-25.