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Rachael Petersen

I’m walking in solidarity this October for Australians affected by mental illness and suicide. You are not alone.

Total Raised

$774

Total Distance

236km

Distance Goal

300km

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

Day 16

Hi everyone day 16, well only halfway through October and I’ve already achieved my goal of 100kms in fact , now have done 184kms. Still need to ramp up the donations, so please anything you can spare at this time of year would be greatly appreciated still have some donations to log in but we are slowly creeping up towards the $1000 mark.

So far with the donations I’ve received we have been able to help:

Reach 199 students through teachers trained to support their health & wellbeing.

Teach 1019 children with anxiety or depressive symptoms healthier ways of thinking.

Help 820 with suicidal thoughts seek help when they need it most.

So please continue to donate as much as you can afford please cause we are helping to make a difference one step and $1 at a time

Day 12

Hi all well after today I have so far done 84kms and raised $648, still along way to go to reach $3000, but hopefully we get there by the end of October. I know it’s getting close to Xmas, but come on people it’s for a good cause as so many people deal with Mental Illness every single day and they need our help. Anything you could spare would help towards achieving better Mental Health Services.

Day 6

Day 6 and I’ve finally managed o reach 43 km, So to everyone out there if I can make it this far there’s no reason I can’t make it the whole way possibly more, proud of myself so far and proud of every other participant who is doing their bit to raise money for such a good cause. let’s keep up the good work