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
1. Sign Up
Sign up (for FREE) and join our community to walk in solidarity throughout October.
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.
28, 211 people walking in solidarity
$5,268,131 raised for mental health
Mental Health stats in Australia
1 in 5
people experience a mental illness each year
9
people in Australia die by suicide every day
60%
of people living with mental illness will not seek 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 your interest 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 your interest now and join Paul in One Foot Forward 2024.
Solidarity Wall
Maddie A tribute for Glenn Anderson
Nan Minnie A tribute for Nathan and Greg
I am walking for these two beautiful men who thought suicide was the only way out .... the loss of these guys has affected so many who loved them and would have done anything to help them. I have had the same feelings at times but I have learnt that there is so much help out there that you only have to reach out.
Caitlin McCarthy
I'm walking in support of all my loved ones who suffer with mental health and to show others that they are not alone. I believe that mental illness is just an obstacle that puts u back but as u push through it the obstacle starts to disappear
Jasmina A tribute for My younger self
You walk today with the strength you've shown yourself yesterday. Each day is better than the last, I promise you. Each step, takes you further from the darkness. Thank you for never giving up. Thank you for enduring. I am proud of you.
Ash Atkinson
I’m ROLLING in solidarity this October for Australians affected by mental illness and suicide. I will roll until I'm almost rolling out of my wheelchair for all your not alone
Casey
I’m walking in solidarity this October for Australians affected by mental illness and suicide. You are not alone.
Telana Thompson A tribute for Athena Thompson
In Loving Memory of a Remarkable Woman In the quiet corners of our hearts, where love resides forever, there exists a beacon of strength, courage, and love - my dear Athena Thompson. Though she faced the relentless storms of mental health battles, her spirit was unbreakable, her love boundless, and her legacy, enduring. With every step of the 60 kilometres, I run this October, I honour her memory, turning pain into purpose. Through my dedication, I will become the embodiment of her resilience, showcasing the incredible power of love that transcends even the darkest of times.
Nikki A tribute for Cori Wayne Stewart
I’m walking in solidarity this October for Australians affected by mental illness and suicide. You are not alone. I never want a mother to experience what I have by losing my child to suicide. Together we can stand united and raise awareness
I’m walking in solidarity this October for Australians affected by mental illness and suicide. You are not alone.