The Live4Life initiative at Daylesford College has reached its 6-month milestone.
Live4Life is a community wide mental health initiative that offers Mental Health First Aid education to students, teachers, and community members and to create local partnerships to lead conversations which reduce stigma around mental health. It also seeks to promote young leaders as Mental Health Ambassadors.
In partnership with Hepburn Shire Council and Central Highlands Rural Health (CHRH), the team at Daylesford College has reached its six-month milestone on its youth mental health and suicide prevention program.
Bradley Thomas, Hepburn Shire Council CEO, said he was proud to be partnering with Daylesford College and CHRH on the Youth Live4Life program. “The program is already having a positive impact on our young people, and we are seeing an increase in referrals. It is comforting to know that our young people are having more conversations about mental health and peer support,” said Mr Thomas.
During a recent survey of young people, 59 per cent indicated that mental health is an important issue in our community. Council made a commitment in its ACE Youth Strategy to focus on mental health and as part of this commitment, Council has partnered with Daylesford College on the Live4Life program.
“Council will continue to run two free youth mental health sessions per year for community members who are working with or supporting young people in Hepburn Shire,” said Mr Thomas. “We encourage anyone who is passionate about these types of issues impacting young people to chat with our youth team.”.
Council will continue this partnership program into the future and looks forward to seeing some positive outcomes for the young people in our community.
Visit the Live4Life website for more information.
