HIKING FOR MENTAL HEALTH
In 2025 Coastrek is hiking for mental health and proudly supporting Beyond Blue.
Our goal is to get Australians moving together in nature for improved health and wellbeing and help fund Beyond Blue’s 24/7 Support Service, ensuring everyone can access the mental health support they need, when they need it.
WHY WE PARTNER WITH BEYOND BLUE
There are strong synergies between Coastrek and Beyond Blue with both organisations recognising the benefits that physical fitness, social connections and being in nature have on mental health.
Through our 12-week training program, national series of team hiking events and fundraising, Coastrek can play a vital role in managing anxiety and depression and improve mental, physical, and social wellbeing, while raising funds for the Beyond Blue 24/7 Support Service.
OUR FUNDRAISING GOAL FOR BEYOND BLUE IN 2025
DID YOU KNOW?
Every day, more than 750 people reach out to the Beyond Blue 24/7 Support Service seeking advice and support from trained mental health professionals – that’s over 275,000 life-changing conversations every year.
- In Australia, around 5 million people are living with anxiety or depression, and nearly half of us will experience a mental health condition in our lifetime.
- Women experience the highest levels of anxiety and depression in Australia: 1 in 3 are likely to experience anxiety and 1 in 5 are likely to experience depression in their lifetime. Women are more likely to seek help – for themselves or on behalf of others.
- While anxiety and depression rates are found to be lower in men (1 in 6 will experience anxiety and 1 in 8 will experience depression in their lifetime), they are less likely to speak up, often leading to a decline in mental health.
- Half of all mental health conditions develop by age 14. Mental health issues among young people aged 16 to 24 have increased by nearly 50 per cent in the last 15 years, particularly amongst young women.
Every step you take with Coastrek can make a real impact on your own mental health and will help ensure support is there when needed for those you love and everyone in Australia.
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