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Support My Walk for Mental Health Research

Did you know that 1 in 5 Australians experience a mental illness each year?

This October, I’m taking part in One Foot Forward to help Australians impacted by mental illness and suicide.

I'm walking to raise funds for Black Dog Institute to put ground-breaking new mental health treatment, education, and digital services into the hands of the people who need them most.

It would mean so much to me if you donated to support my walk.

Together, we can create better mental health for all Australians.

My Updates

Mooloolaba spit to alex surf club

And a few distractions along the way to avoid some rain

47 km and still counting .

I've done it! I walked 47km in One Foot Forward to help change lives. It wasn't easy, but I've helped fund crucial mental health research and support services at Black Dog Institute to help Australians impacted by mental illness and suicide... so it was worth it! Thank you to everyone who has sponsored me so far, it means so much and your support kept me going throughout the month. If you haven't had a chance to support my challenge yet, there's still time! Simply click the link to view my page and make a donation: https://www.onefootforward.org.au/fundraisers/angelacarter

My why and what

Why what Why am I doing this ? What can I do about it ? I’ve heard these 2 statement earlier in the year and they have really stuck in my head … Ok here is my why , I myself have never got that low and depressed that I could have taken my own life I’ve always believed things can get better they have to they couldn’t get any worse at times .. Though there had been a few time when things were pretty hard in my life maybe I could have and didn’t l always found something worth living for lucky . I have always found walking and Dancing very healing for me someone else it mite be something different . This has been going on way to long I don’t know what the answer is but if these organizations really can make a difference to show these people in need there is more to life then death I’m happy to take a few steps if your happy to donate a few dollars I have had people in my life since I was 12 years old thinking that life can’t get any better for them and feel it’s there only choice they have is make that finial decision. They don’t see a day or a week or a month even a year ahead where there life could be complete different and they are missing out on all the good stuff life has installed for them . There’s been to many others over the years to mention here now maybe I can get a couple of there family members to write a couple of lines on how it’s affected not only there own lives but the extended families and friends and love ones for years and years down the track . I’ve lived with people with mental health problems and it’s not easy at times. My father’s partner was diagnosed with 7 different disorders before she took her own life she was getting professional help and it still didn’t help she had spoken to someone that day and they said she was fine . my father also had a lesser degree from a life time of trauma undiagnosed . because she had this her illness it denied us of the last 8 years of spending time with my father . years we were never able to get back . I’m going to try and walk the coast line on the Sunshine Coast from golden beach to Noosa over the month so that’s about 59 km approximately and if I have to double back to my every time it could end up 120 km . but no promises xx