News Story from Mixx FM, August 14th, 2024
LIVE4Life Southern Grampians is seeking community members to become Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructors.
Participants in the program will receive evidence-based mental health and suicide prevention training from professionals.
Live4Life's approach is part of a broader effort to build community resilience in the local area and involves partnering with education facilities including Balmoral K-12 Community College, Hamilton Parklands School, and Monivae College.
Live4Life has also partnered with Western District Health Services and the Southern Grampians Shire Council to promote the program.
A spokesperson for the program said it has been designed to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness and to promote mental health literacy as well as encourage positive help-seeking behaviours.
You can find out more information here.