October is Mental Health Month
Join us to walk, run or roll in solidarity for the 1 in 5 Australians who experience a mental illness each year.
Together, we can show them they are not alone.
How It Works
2. Share
Share your page and raise funds to help Australians impacted by mental illness.
3. Walk
Walk, run or roll and log your kms throughout October for Mental Health Month.
Walking Together. Standing Together. Stronger Together.
29,283 people walking in solidarity
$5,331,754 raised for mental health
Mental Health stats in Australia
1 in 5
Australians experience a mental illness each year
9
people in Australia die by suicide every day
50%
of people living with mental illness will not seek professional help
Let's show people with mental illness that we're in this together.
Funds raised will help Black Dog Institute put ground-breaking new mental health treatment, education and digital services into the hands of the people who need them most.
Register now for One Foot Forward 2024
Join our community to create better mental health for all Australians.
Paul Rudd takes part in One Foot Forward every year:
"I went through a bad patch with my mental health when I hurt my back and I needed a lot of time off to recover. I had limited mobility, so I started to lose contact with the outside world. Then I lost interest in doing anything at all. My mind just clouded all positive thoughts.
It took me two years to rebuild myself. So when I heard about One Foot Forward I decided to take part. I wanted to connect with other people who had been through something similar.
“The community is a big, supportive family.”
To anyone thinking about taking part in One Foot Forward, I say ‘Do it!’. You get to enjoy the fresh air and get your blood moving. It’s also a fun community thing. Above all, it helps raise funds and awareness that help is out there if you need support for your mental health.”
Register now and join Paul in One Foot Forward 2024.
Solidarity Wall
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Kaitlyn
I’m walking in solidarity this October for Australians affected by mental illness and suicide. You are not alone!
Emma Aquilina
I’m walking in solidarity this October for Australians affected by mental illness and suicide. You are not alone.
Aaron
I’m walking in solidarity this October for myself and other Australians affected by mental illness and suicide. As someone who has suffered with different intensities of mental health issues and someone often plagued with their anxieties and learned trauma, I am putting myself out there to show others you're not alone and help support the cause more forwardly, in hopes to help create a better, safer and more open environment regarding living with mental health within society. To show it's OK and create better understanding.
Anna Hayes
I’m walking in solidarity this October for all my family members affected by mental illness and suicide. You are loved and not alone.
Gandiva
Join me on the Northern Rivers Rail Trail from Crabbes Creek to Murwillumbah on Monday 9 October 2023. And. Northern Rivers Rail Trail from Murwillumbah to Crabbes Creek on Wednesday 11 October 2023. Thanks again for your support.
Maria Randazzo A tribute for My son Willem Vandebeld
I’m walking in solidarity this October in memory of my late son Willem (pictured) and to help Australians affected by mental illness and suicide. Praying you break the chains and live in peace 🙏❤️.
Karina Fitzgerald
I’m walking in solidarity this October for Australians affected by mental illness and suicide. You are not alone.
I’m walking in solidarity this October for Australians affected by mental illness and suicide. You are not alone. I suffered in silence for most of my life. Now I speak freely about my mental health journey and try to help as many people as I can do they don’t feel alone, isolated or ashamed.