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Joint statement on youth mental health priorities

Wednesday, 19th Mar 25

Over the last two decades, the mental health of young people in Australia has been declining. From housing insecurity and job uncertainty to rising student debt, global crises and climate change, young people are struggling.

Yonder and ReachOut launch a powerful new campaign, emphasising the vital r...

Thursday, 13th Mar 25

ReachOut has partnered with branding and advertising agency Yonder Creative to launch a compelling new campaign to build awareness of ReachOut Parents, a free Australian mental health support service for parents and carers of teens and young people.

ReachOut welcomes two new Board Directors, in support of the mental health ...

Wednesday, 12th Mar 25

Leading digital youth mental health organisation, ReachOut, is excited to announce the appointment of two new Board Directors - Claire Beattie and Emily Qiao.

ReachOut welcomes additional federal funding commitment

Monday, 3rd Mar 25

ReachOut warmly welcomes the Albanese Government’s announcement that further funding has been committed to ReachOut following the Digital Mental Health Program tender.

ReachOut welcomes Digital Mental Health Program funding commitment

Wednesday, 19th Feb 25

ReachOut has welcomed an announcement today by the Australian Government of a 3 year funding commitment under the Digital Mental Health Program.

Thorpey rallies communities, teams and swimmers across Australia for Laps f...

Tuesday, 28th Jan 25

Laps for Life is taking place in March 2025 in support of youth mental health service ReachOut.

ReachOut boosts board with two new Directors ahead of next growth stage

Tuesday, 14th Jan 25

Leading digital youth mental health organisation, ReachOut, is excited to announce the appointment of two new Board Directors.

Iconic Aussie parents, teens and mental health experts feature in new Insta...

Tuesday, 3rd Dec 24

Likes and Limits is a four part series, available to watch at @reachout_aus

Leading mental health organisations welcome new regulations to create safer...

Thursday, 14th Nov 24

ReachOut, Beyond Blue and Black Dog Institute today welcome the Federal Government’s landmark decision to implement a new duty of care regulation that will hold social media companies accountable for the safety of their users.

New research by ReachOut finds young people are scrolling their social feed...

Tuesday, 8th Oct 24

New research report by ReachOut - Harnessing the feed: social media for mental health information and support

New data from ReachOut shows cost of living driving study stress, students ...

Saturday, 14th Sep 24

Youth mental health organisation releases new data about study stress and provides support in the lead up to Year 12 exams

Youth voices took centre stage at Future Generation Global’s Exchange Eve...

Wednesday, 11th Sep 24

Young people are the future, yet their voices are often overlooked. In policy-making, community leadership and product and service design, too often are young people and their lived experiences undervalued.

Leading mental health organisations say proposed ban won’t make social me...

Tuesday, 10th Sep 24

Australia’s leading mental health organisations have come together to promote evidence-based improvements to online safety

ReachOut research report: How stress about the future impacts young peopleâ...

Tuesday, 27th Aug 24

Young people are worried about the future, and it’s impacting their wellbeing.

Mental health organisations collaborate to call for changes to social media...

Thursday, 18th Jul 24

Mental health organisations ReachOut, Beyond Blue and Black Dog Institute are calling for a range of evidence-based measures to help improve the safety of social media platforms for young people, including verification of mental health information and limiting infinite scroll features.

ReachOut Australia announces the launch of its new Innovate Reconciliation ...

Thursday, 4th Jul 24

Leading digital youth mental health service, ReachOut, is today announcing the launch of its new Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).

Laps for Life – 2024: Impact statement

Monday, 1st Jul 24

Laps for Life is a month-long swimming challenge held annually in March which encourages participants to swim for their own mental health and, at the same time, raise funds for the more than 1 in 3 young people currently experiencing mental health challenges.

ReachOut welcomes Gary Groves as new CEO

Tuesday, 4th Jun 24

ReachOut is proud to announce the appointment of Gary Groves as its new CEO.

ReachOut encourages students to seek support when it comes to uni exam and ...

Thursday, 30th May 24

With university exams around the corner, many students across the country may be currently experiencing unhealthy levels of exam and study stress.

New research on what parents and carers worry about by ReachOut

Tuesday, 23rd Apr 24

A new report by mental health service ReachOut identifies the most common issues of concern for parents and carers across Australia, the issues that are having the greatest mental health impacts on their young people and where parents and carers are turning for support.

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