Tell students at your high school that they’re not alone

Inspire's Back to [High] School appeal lets young people know it’s OK to ask for help when they're going through a tough time. A donation of just $44 will send a ReachOut.com pack to an Australian high school of your choice. High school can be one of the most exciting and stressful times in a young person’s life. Along with the physical and emotional changes of adolescence, many young people are trying to cope with body image issues, bullying, anxiety, exam stress, relationships, drugs and alcohol. Research tells us that only 30% of the young people who need help getting through a ...

Why we do it

Tough times are a normal part of life but many young people do not have the knowledge, skills and support to get through them. Instead these tough times can leave them feeling overwhelmed, alone and powerless to change their lives. While youth suicide rates have declined by 56% since 1997, suicide remains the leading cause of death among young people aged 14 -25, ahead of road and traffic accidents. Our research tells us that only 30% of the young people who need professional help with their mental health get any kind of help at all. This means that 70% of young people ...

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Providing a world class mental health and wellbeing service for young people via ReachOut.com ReachOut.com is a web-based initiative that offers information, support and resources to help young people improve their understanding of mental health issues, develop resilience and increase their coping skills and help-seeking behaviour. Learn more. Meeting the needs of a new generation of young people As ReachOut.com is the setting for all conversations and interactions with young people, the website is constantly evolving. There are always new conversations, new questions and of course new young people. There are young people using ReachOut.com today who have always used computers as a way of ...

Cooperative Research Centre for Young People, Technology and Wellbeing

In late 2010, Inspire successfully led a bid for the establishment of a Cooperative Research Centre for Young People, Technology and Wellbeing (YAW-CRC). YAW-CRC unites young people with researchers, practitioners and innovators from 70 organisations from across the not-for-profit, academic, government and corporate sectors. The CRC's role is to conduct research to help us better understand how technologies can be used to ensure all young Australians are safe, happy, healthy and resilient. YAW-CRC’s research agenda has been developed with over 600 young people. It focuses on achieving change through collaboration and partnership between researchers, young people, parents, professionals and members of the ...

ReachOut.com

Providing a world class mental health and wellbeing service for young people via ReachOut.com Reachout.com is a web-based initiative that offers information, support and resources to help young people improve their understanding of mental health issues, develop resilience and increase their coping skills and help-seeking behaviour. It can be extremely difficult for young people to understand what they may be going through, how to ask for help and who to talk to. Anonymous and available 24 hours a day, ReachOut.com is there for young people who may not be comfortable seeking professional help or who are unsure about where to find the help ...

Inspire Foundation

The Inspire Foundation is the organisation behind leading youth mental health service ReachOut.com.

Young people’s mental health is one of the biggest challenges of our time: 1 in 4 young Australians have a mental health disorder and suicide is the leading cause of death for young people aged 15 to 24.

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