A suicide prevention initiative that began in Macedon Ranges Shire has won a statewide health award.
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Youth Live4Life won the Improving Mental Health category of the 2018 VicHealth Awards.
The Live4Life model was established in Macedon Ranges Shire in 2009 in response to a reported increase in depression, anxiety, self-harm and suicide, and has now expanded to Glenelg and Benalla shires.
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The initiative promotes a whole-of-community approach to mental health education and suicide prevention. Macedon Ranges mayor Janet Pearce said the initiative built resilience and that was “incredibly powerful”.
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It is delivered yearly in partnership with the five Macedon Ranges secondary schools and four local community organisations, with the council the lead organisation.
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