Why focus on young people?
We focus our efforts on young people because we believe education and early intervention is key.
We believe that how young people manage their stress and anxiety as a child becomes how they manage it as an adult. By offering a hand up rather than a hand-out during early stages of an individual’s life, a lot of the crisis can be prevented.
“There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.”
— Desmond Tutu
We can’t afford to ignore mental health issues any longer
- There are up to a million people going untreated for mental health conditions in Australia with these illnesses costing the economy around $180 billion each year.
- More than 95% of mental health funding goes to treatment. In fact, in this year’s State Budget just 1.7% of the mental health budget is on prevention.
- Western Australia has the highest rate of readmission rates at 16.5% of people returning to hospital within 28 days.
How mental health affects youth
Do you need some help?
Are you struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, bullying, self-harm or suicidal thoughts? Please contact the organisations and services found in our support resources.
zero2hero programs
Every year, we impact thousands of young people across Western Australia through our mental health schools programs and leadership camps.
