About 600 year 8 students across the Macedon Ranges attended four offical launches for the Live4Life youth mental health program last week.

We are thrilled to share that we have been selected to pitch at a live virtual crowdfunding event on Wednesday 5 May at 6pm.

Donations will be matched, up to $30,000 by the event partners, so it is a terrific opportunity to make a real difference! If you pledge $100 we'll receive $200.

Join us when we pitch to raise funds to take Live4Life to more rural communities. It’s an online event so tune in from the comfort of your own lounge room, board room, studio...wherever you are.

An initiative to tackle the region’s high suicide rates will see 20 community members trained in youth mental health first aid across the region.

Read the April 2021 edition for an overview of Live4Life, Crew updates and hear about the activities of the Southern Grampians Live4Life School and Community Partnership.

Great South Coast builds capacity to support community mental health and wellbeing.

Youth Live4Life, in collaboration with local communities are seeking suitably qualified and experienced community members to become Youth and Teen Mental Health First Aid instructors.

Students from across the Glenelg Shire have been inducted as the next wave of youth mental health leaders.

Hamilton Spectator - Students from across the Glenelg Shire have been inducted as the next wave of youth mental health leaders following the official welcome event for Live4Life.

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.

More than 80 Year 8 students from Benalla P-12 College participated in the launch of the 2021 Live4Life Program at the Benalla Showgrounds on Wednesday 17 March 2021. The event, which included a Rotary sausage sizzle, guest speakers, ninja course and a range of activities, marked the beginning of the fifth year of the mental health initiative for young people in Benalla.

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“Live4Life Moira 2021 will include the delivery of teen mental health first aid to all local secondary schools s well as youth mental health first aid to delivered to teachers, parents and the wider community.” said Moira Shire Mayor Cr Libro Mustica.

“Young people are the key to this program’s success and it is evident our youth are interested to learn about how to maintain great mental health and what to do when it affects us” Moira Shire Mayor Cr Libro Mustica.

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.

Youth Live4Life calls for scaled-up government support to tackle youth suicide in rural and regional Victoria.

Today, Youth Live4Life calls for increased funding from the Victorian Government to scale up its youth suicide prevention model, in response to the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System.

Wimmera, South West school nurse manager Nicola Grayson goes extra mile to combat mental health

Read the December 2020 edition for an overview of Live4Life, Crew updates and hear about the activities of the Southern Grampians Live4Life School and Community Partnership.

Major shout out to Year 8s at Kyneton and Gisborne Secondary Colleges for their entries into the 2020 Macedon Ranges Live4Life Mental Health Promotion Challenge. This year's competition theme, as selected by our Crew was: Words can hurt heal

Live4Life Southern Grampians is celebrating its one-year anniversary and is looking forward to another successful 12 months. Recognising and working to improve youth mental health, Live4Life has had a challenging first year.

The Live4Life program is growing leaps and bounds in the Glenelg region with Portlander Cathryn Walder playing a big part in its development. "It’s really important that we’re raising awareness and educating people on mental health and working hard to reduce the stigma around it”