United for Historic Mental Health Game
United for Historic Mental Health Game Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation and Adelaide United Football Club are proud to announce a groundbreaking collaboration, marking the first-ever Mental Health Game in A-League history this October during Mental Health Awareness Month. This newfound partnership will not only showcase the club’s commitment to mental health awareness and education […]
Bottles for Breakthrough
Mental Health with FIVEaa
Mental Health with FIVEaa From April to November, Breakthrough will be participating in monthly radio segments on FIVEaa, highlighting mental health stories and the impact that mental health research can provide. Episode #1 – Youth Suicide – Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Suicide is the leading cause of death for young people in Australia (aged 15–24). […]
Breakthrough Community News Autumn 2023
“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” – Henry Ford We often say that it’s going to take a truly collective effort to help create a life free from mental illness. That’s why we are so grateful to people in our community who raise funds for Breakthrough. Here […]
Protecting Those Who Protect Us
Protecting those who protect us First responders are ordinary people facing extraordinary situations in their day-to-day work to keep the community safe. While there are many rewarding aspects of being a first responder, it is a high-pressure role with increased exposure to traumatic events. There may also be aspects of the role that impact life […]
Road to Recovery
Road to recovery In February, as part of the Riverland Flood Recovery, SAFM’s Bec & Soda and The Garden of Unearthly Delights presented a special free concert for the flood affected communities in the Riverland, and SAFM chose Breakthrough to be their charity partner. Mark ‘Soda’ Soderstrom, SAFM host and long-time friend of Breakthrough, spoke […]
Heroic Help for Youth Mental Health
Heroic help for youth mental health To address the urgent need for greater understanding and improved treatment of mental health issues affecting teens and adolescents, Flinders University, in partnership with Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation and Little Heroes Foundation has announced its new Little Heroes Professor of Child and Adolescent Mental Health. The collaboration between […]
Breakthrough’s Nine Lives Project
We can never underestimate the impact that every life lost to suicide has on family, friends, workplaces and the broader community. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows that around 9 lives are lost per day to suicide. Over 10 million Australian adults are estimated to know someone who has died by suicide, […]
Golf Day at Kooyonga Golf Club
Our Inaugural Golf Day was certainly a ‘hit’ with the keen golfers that joined us at Kooyonga Golf Club on Friday 20 May. The weather and the company couldn’t have been better, well as the delicious three-course dinner that guests enjoyed after their round. Over 60 of our great supporters hosted by MC Jarrod Walsh […]
Leo Shows The Way
Leo is an inspiring teenager who along with his dad, chose to raise funds for Breakthrough by walking the Camino de Santiago, also known as The Way, raising more than $6,000. Leo says, “I was diagnosed with anxiety and OCD when I was 7 years old. I still remember the struggles I had in primary […]
