There’s Life After Year 12 Exams for students and parents
As around 200,000 Year 12 students near the end of high school, leading digital mental health organisation ReachOut Australia is reminding young people and their parents that there is life after Year...
View ArticleNew youth suicide report confirms critical role of digital mental health
Online youth mental health organisation ReachOut said that the Raising the bar for youth suicide prevention report Orygen released today confirms that the role of technology in youth suicide prevention...
View ArticleYouth Survey results mean more needs to be done to ensure young people...
Online youth mental health organisation ReachOut said that the results of this year’s annual survey of 15-19 year olds confirm that young people are increasingly concerned about mental health, and that...
View ArticleParents key to helping their kids with bullying
As thousands of students across the country are starting high school, new figures reveal nearly one in four young people have experienced bullying in the past 12 months, and were most likely turn to...
View ArticleReachOut and Twitter team up to support young people affected by bad world news
Digital youth mental health service ReachOut has teamed up with Twitter to develop digital resources for young people who are affected by tragic world events like terrorist attacks and divisive online...
View ArticleNew youth mental health report confirms digital is the solution
ReachOut Australia, the digital mental health service for young people and their parents, today said that the Youth Mental Health Report released by Mission Australia and Black Dog Institute confirms...
View ArticleYouth mental health research funding must focus on technology
ReachOut Australia, the digital entry point to the mental health system for young people and their parents, has welcomed the Turnbull Government’s $15 million investment in mental health research...
View ArticleReachOut welcomes funding for suicide prevention
Leading digital mental health service ReachOut Australia has welcomed the announcement of funding by the Minister for Health and Sport, Greg Hunt, as part of the National Suicide Prevention Leadership...
View ArticleAustralia first digital service provides parents with free parenting help
An Australian-first service that provides busy parents of teenagers with free, confidential one-on-one parenting help will be launched today by digital mental health service ReachOut Australia....
View ArticleA brand new ReachOut.com: A one-stop-shop to help young people connect to...
ReachOut Australia, the digital mental health service for young Australians and their parents, today launched a brand new platform providing a one-stop-shop for young people to connect to personalised...
View ArticleHere’s why ReachOut backs marriage equality
At ReachOut Australia we strongly support a ‘yes’ vote in the marriage equality postal survey. We care for all young people. Importantly we care for those who are most vulnerable and at greater risk of...
View Article#mindthefacts – Vote ‘YES’ for better youth mental health
As many as 3000 youth suicide attempts could be averted each year with a ‘YES’ vote for marriage equality, the nation’s leading youth mental health organisations have revealed today. Launching their...
View Article#mindthefacts – new research confirms LGBTIQ young people at higher risk
More than 40% of young LGBTIQ people seeking help are at high risk of suicide – almost double the rate for their heterosexual peers – youth mental health service ReachOut revealed today. ReachOut CEO...
View ArticleParents – ReachOut@ExamTime to beat study stress
Eighty per cent of school students are keeping exam stress bottled up, while also increasing pressure on themselves to perform, with parents encouraged to ReachOut@ExamTime to help teenagers beat the...
View ArticleTaking #mindthefacts to Canberra
The CEOs of Australia’s leading youth mental health organisations will unite in an unprecedented show of support for marriage equality on Wednesday 18 October as they bring their #mindthefacts campaign...
View ArticleRegional jobs, futures big pressures @ExamTime
Finding a job and a secure future after school are driving worrying levels of exam stress for regional students, with Australia’s leading youth service reminding them it’s not too late to...
View ArticlePostal survey distress “indisputable”, calls for calm
A 40 per cent surge in young people accessing help since the same sex marriage postal survey began has sparked pleas for calm and respect from frontline youth mental health service ReachOut ahead of...
View ArticleIt’s a YES! – Mental health leaders applaud a momentous day in Australian...
The CEOs of Australia’s leading youth mental health organisations have issued the following joint statement on behalf of #mindthefacts in response to the result of the marriage equality postal survey....
View ArticleIt’s done! #mindthefacts congratulates the Australian Parliament
The CEOs of Australia’s leading youth mental health organisations behind the #mindthefacts campaign today congratulate the Australian Parliament on passing marriage equality legislation. #mindthefacts...
View ArticleTechnology the way to help young Australians
ReachOut Australia today welcomed Mission Australia’s Youth Survey report noting that mental health is now the number one issue of concern for young Australians. ReachOut CEO Jono Nicholas said that...
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