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Live4Life reaches over 2,400 students with mental health program in Ballarat

IN THE MEDIA - RACV - Youth Live4Life has announced that it has reached more than 2,400 students in the Ballarat region with critical youth mental health training.

The Live4Life program is led by young people, and supports youth, parents and carers, schools, and communities to help them lead positive mental health conversations and reduce the barriers that prevent young people from seeking help.

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Ballarat’s newest mental health leaders inducted as part of Live4Life rollout

Ballarat’s young people are more equipped than ever with mental health knowledge as the award-winning Live4Life program embarks on another year in Ballarat.

Returning for its third year, the program will involve at least 11 schools and approximately 2000 students in 2025, as they partake in crucial evidence-based teen mental health education.

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Herald Sun - A proven suicide beater

IN THE MEDIA - Herald Sun ‘ A proven suicide beater’

Opinion Piece by Bernard Galbally ‘Mental ill-health and suicide among young people is an urgent national problem — and it is alarmingly acute in rural and regional areas. Latest figures from the ABS show that the suicide rate in regional Australia is more than 50% higher than in major cities. The over-representation of these communities is an escalating crisis which demands action.’

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Youth Live4Life program helping teens to deal with mental health issues

IN THE MEDIA - ABC NEWS, Published 9 April 2025

There are smiles, raucous laughter and friendly greetings in a large room in a Victorian council office building as a group of teenagers sit down to watch a video presentation.

This is not your usual school excursion — it's Live4Life, a mental health education program that equips young people with the skills to save lives in a mental health crisis.

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New Live4Life Crew inducted

IN THE MEDIA - Warragul & Drouin Gazette - New Live4Life Crew inducted.

Forty young people from seven local secondary schools and education settings across Baw Baw Shire were inducted as youth mental health ambassadors at the recent Baw Baw Shire Live4Life Crew induction day.

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Young advocates congratulated

IN THE MEDIA - Ballarat Times ‘Young advocates congratulated’ MEMBERS of the inaugural Ballarat Live4Life Crew have been recognised for their efforts to address mental health issues in Ballarat.

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Region's first mental health first aid instructors to help youth with struggles

IN THE MEDIA - Suicide is the leading cause of death in youth aged 15-24 in Australia - and it's 40 per cent higher in rural and regional communities. Live4Life wants to change this.

The organisation is offering adults in the Break O’Day area the chance to learn how to support young people's mental health through their award-winning model. 

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Musician’s open garden a great success

IN THE MEDIA - Warragul & Drouin Gazette ‘Musician’s open garden a great success’ The recent opening of renowned musician Lisa Gerrard's garden, "The Cork Tree", raised $9088.30 for the Baw Baw Live4Life crew.

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Young people tackling mental health message

IN THE MEDIA - Mt Gambier Times ‘Young people tackling mental health message’ This year the Glenelg Live4Life crew’s theme ‘Be A Light In Someone’s Darkness’, is all about being there for others and encouraging young people to seek help and speak up when they need it most.

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Murphy throws support behind Lap it UP

IN THE MEDIA - This time last year, Nathan Murphy was in the thick of AFL finals, about to fulfil his childhood dream of playing in and winning a Grand Final in front of 100,024 people.

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Young people connect through Live4Life

IN THE MEDIA - Baw Baw Live4Life gathered at the West Gippsland Arts Centre recently for a planning meeting to discuss how the group would further implement health and wellbeing activities into schools throughout the district. Live4Life is a health promotion charity, using the Live4Life model to support rural and regional communities and their young people.

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Live4Life selected as recipient of global grant

IN THE MEDIA - Live4Life was selected for the Kindness In Community fund grant. From nominations to identifying the shortlist, and all the way to the final selection, young people in each region were engaged at each step of the grant process, ensuring their input and perspectives were central to the decision-making and reflecting their genuine needs and priorities in mental health.

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