Our impact
Making measurable, positive changes to mental health in rural and regional communities.
…have undertaken mental health education and there’s an ever-growing Crew of awesome mental health ambassadors.
Proven positive change in rural and regional communities.
A recent two-year independent evaluation of Live4Life in Benalla and Glenelg Shires, funded by the State Government of Victoria, demonstrated proof of concept and showed the significant impact the model is having. Results include:
Communities are more networked and resilient.
More than 9 in 10 young people are having conversations about mental health with someone else.
65% of young people found Live4Life useful that year; 75% expect it to be useful in future.
1 in 4 senior students have sought support for their mental health.
People are kinder to one another.
3 in 10 senior students have sought support on behalf of a friend.
Adults far more confident to support a young person with a mental health need (82% feel confident after the training, up from 32%).
“I can easily say that Live4Life changed my life.” -
Matty, young person
We currently work with 115 organisations across eleven rural communities reaching over 14,000 young people.
We have a Crew of over 200 young people engaged as mental health ambassadors within their schools and an active alumni who share their stories at Live4Life events and promote the work we do.
With over 20 communities keen to implement Live4Life, we’re scaling up in line with funding capacity to empower more rural and regional communities to implement Live4Life. By 2030 our goal is to reach a total of 92 communities. Learn how you can support us here.
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“Live4Life has taught me how to look out for myself, and it teaches you how to look out for others - it’s about how you treat yourself and others, and it’s had a big impact.”
— Charlie, Crew member