ReachOut Director Jackie Hallan called for volunteers to join the swimming challenge Laps for Life to raise support for those living with mental health conditions.
A reported one in four people in Australia aged between 14 and 25 live with a mental health condition and 70 per cent of this group do not receive the help they need.
To combat these alarming statistics, over the month of March ReachOut is holding a four-week swimming event which aims to raise funds and awareness to prevent youth suicide.
Ms Hallan said swimming helps to improve “mental health and wellbeing†and encouraged those suffering from a mental health condition to seek help and support.
