The Rotary Club of Southern Mitchell cares about our local community…

Why Mental Health?

Tragically, eight people take their own lives every day in Australia and there is an attempted suicide every eight minutes.

“Almost one in five Australians will experience a mental illness in a 12-month period and almost half the population will experience a mental illness at some stage in their lives”

"At least one third of young people have had an episode of mental illness by the time they are 25 years old"

"14% of children aged 4-11 have experienced a mental disorder"

"Mental illness is the third leading cause of disability in Australia"

“ Mental illness is not discriminatory and no one is immune to mental health problems”

By continuing to create public awareness to break down the stigma of mental illness and raise funds for mental health research, we can make a positive step toward improving these outcomes.

Lift the Lid on Mental Illness is the national mental health fundraising and awareness initiative of Australian Rotary Health (ARH), that aims to raise much-needed funds for mental health research and thereby improve the health and well-being of all Australians.

ARH celebrated its 40th year in 2021 and has allocated more than $53 million to research, awareness and education since 1981. Mental health research became the focus in 2000 and ARH is now one of the largest non-government funders of mental health research in Australia. In 2022 over 1.4 million dollars has been allocated by ARH to research and programs.