Live4Life

AWARD-WINNING YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM LIVE4LIFE LAUNCHED IN WELLINGTON

The award-winning Live4Life program commenced its official implementation in Wellington Shire with a memorable launch event at Gippsland Regional Sports Complex on the 19th of June. Attended by approximately 600 students from Catholic College Sale, Sale Secondary, Gippsland Grammar, Sale Specialist School, Yarram Secondary and Maffra Secondary, alongside representatives from Headspace, Youth Insearch, Centre for Multicultural Youth, Victorian Police, EGDOG Therapy Dogs and many more.

The day included 2024 Crew members presenting to their peers, announcing their 2024 Theme, special guest speakers, live music performances and fun activities promoting mental health awareness. The event introduced the key elements of Live4Life’s groundbreaking, peer-led, evidence-based, community impact model, which spans both suicide prevention and mental health/wellbeing education.

The theme for 2024 is ‘Speak Kind, You May Just Change Someone’s Mind.’

Live4Life is the only program of its kind designed specifically for rural and regional areas.

Live4Life brings together rural and regional communities to deliver evidence-based mental health education in schools and the wider community, create local partnerships to lead conversations which reduce stigma around mental health, and also promote young leaders as Mental Health Ambassadors.

Live4Life is an award-winning prevention model centred on young people themselves. It protects young lives before a crisis occurs.

Live4Life Wellington is generously supported by The John Leslie Foundation.

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