How your donation will help
One in four young people will experience mental illness in any 12 month period. Seventy five per cent of mental illnesses first occur in people aged 15 to 24, yet only one in four of those young people with a mental health issue will receive professional help. Every 15 minutes someone in Australia attempts suicide and every four hours someone dies as a result.
The state of youth mental health in Australia is in crisis. Orygen Youth Health (OYH), Australia’s largest youth mental health organisation, is dedicated to ensuring Australia has a contemporary mental health system where all young Australians have access to timely, appropriate treatment based on the very best research available.
Suit Up and Ride is OYH’s primary fundraising event. Your support will help to fund:
· Ground breaking, real-world research projects in areas such as:
o psychosis
o mood disorders
o depression
o suicide prevention
o anxiety disorders
o personality disorders
· Mental health awareness programs in schools and the community
· Programs where young people who have experienced a mental illness assist and mentor those who are newly diagnosed
· Advocacy programs to help educate the general public, reduce stigma and raise the profile of youth mental health as an issue.
Your tax deductible donation to OYH can make all the difference to ensuring we can continue to provide young people with the best possible chance of recovery.
Join Prof Pat McGorry and the OYH team in being proactive when it comes to youth mental health, and offer hope and optimism to all young people with a mental illness.
Thank you for your support of OYH through Suit Up and Ride.
