Empowering Youth + Saving Lives

When it comes to mental health, knowledge saves lives. That’s why we’re so proud to support Youth Live4Life, ensuring more local young people, schools and families have access to Teen Mental Health First Aid training.

Thanks to our funding, Live4Life has trained two new instructors, meaning even more young people will have the skills to:

Recognise when a friend is struggling
Have safe, supportive conversations
Help connect them to professional support

In 2024, this project managed to achieve:

2,345 Year 8 and 10 students trained in Teen Mental Health First Aid
10 Ballarat schools involved in the program
36 young people trained as Live4Life Crew (peer mental health ambassadors)

City of Ballarat Youth Services Coordinator Stacey Oliver said “This year we will see the program reach more than 5,500 young people who have been trained in Teen Mental Health First Aid".

"Naturally, we are excited to see this program continue to grow, educate and spread awareness in ways we can all support positive mental health and wellbeing for each and every young person. We plan to engage two more schools in the program in 2025", she said.

Mental health is a community issue and together with this project, we’re creating impact in a space it's needed.