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Live4Life Ballarat is our first regional city

Live4Life Ballarat is our first regional city

 

Live4Life Ballarat launched in March 2023 and is delivered by engaging the whole Ballarat community; secondary schools, health provider networks and local community organisations.
The lead agency is the City of Ballarat.

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 …have undertaken mental health education in Ballarat in 2023.

We’re thrilled to have more than 30 new instructors trained up and ready to deliver mental health first aid across the Ballarat Community.

Where to go in Ballarat for help

There are a number of services and resources available to support young people in the Ballarat community. Follow the link below to access this directory.

Access help

Support us

When you make a regular gift to Youth Live4Life, you are improving the mental health of young people in rural and regional communities.

Live4Life is led by young people, but involves everybody in the community - parents, teachers, footy coaches, health professionals and community leaders.

Donate today

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Latest news from Ballarat

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Live4Life to expand in Ballarat schools in 2024
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Live4Life to expand in Ballarat schools in 2024
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IN THE MEDIA - The award-winning Live4Life program - increasing mental health knowledge throughout Ballarat - will continue to grow in 2024. Returning for its second year, Live4Life is the only mental health education and youth suicide prevention model designed specifically for rural and regional communities.

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Local high school student raising money for Live4Life Ballarat
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Local high school student raising money for Live4Life Ballarat
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Nick Glass, a Year 11 student from Ballarat High School, rode his motorbike almost 300km and raised $500 for Youth Live4Life Ballarat.

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New program offers mental health support
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New program offers mental health support
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A rural youth mental health program is set to be delivered in the region for the first time, with eight secondary schools taking part.Ballarat is set to be the 10th major location and the first regional Victorian city to offer the program called Live4Life.

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Live4Life launches in Ballarat
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Live4Life launches in Ballarat
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The award-winning Live4Life program will roll out in eight secondary schools across the City of Ballarat in the coming months, focusing on increasing mental health knowledge amongst students, parents, teachers and other community members to reduce barriers for young people seeking help.

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Youth Live4Life has been selected as a recipient of a 2022 ANZ Community Foundation grant!
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Youth Live4Life has been selected as a recipient of a 2022 ANZ Community Foundation grant!
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The $20,000 grant will go towards delivery of suicide prevention and mental health education in Ballarat. ANZ today announced it has granted $389,450 through its Community Foundation, to 19 charitable organisations that are delivering projects to improve financial wellbeing, housing and environmental sustainability.

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Blokes’ lunch backs suicide prevention
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Blokes’ lunch backs suicide prevention
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The Ballarat Times: The money for BSPN will go towards introducing the Live4Life youth mental health five-year program, which chair Des Hudson said will be an exciting opportunity for the city. “This will be the largest community that the Live 4 Life team have looked at building a community network of support,” he said.

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Funding mental health skills for life
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Funding mental health skills for life
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The Ballarat Times: FRIENDS of India Network’s 2022 charity cricket match and black-tie gala dinner have been successful in raising funds for the Ballarat and District Suicide Prevention Network. The FIN community and their guests generated $75,000 this year which will benefit Ballarat Youth Services-led mental health program Live4Life, expected to reach 20,000 young people in schools over five years.

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