The difference you'll make
Shining a spotlight on youth mental health
All mental health providers encourage people to ask for help when they feel troubled, sad, hopeless, anxious or lonely. The problem is that the majority of young people don’t do this.
At the Harrison Riedel Foundation, our mission is to reduce the time between young people needing help and receiving the help they need. We believe the right conversation at the right time can save lives. That's why we created YourCrew - a free mood tracking app to empower young people to put their mental health first, and why we are making noise!
Did you know?
1 in 4
young Australians are currently experiencing psychological distress but young people are not talking about it.
11 years
is the average time between the onset of mental health symptoms and getting help.
"We want to reduce the time it takes between the onset of mental health symptoms and getting help to 24 hours."
Amanda Riedel, CEO Harrison Riedel Foundation and YourCrew
Where does my money go?
Community Fundraisers are at the heart of what we do. People like you have the passion and creativity to create and drive your own Make Noise event to raise much needed funds that will help change the conversation around mental health.
Your fundraising efforts will ensure funds go towards further app development and upgrades, continual research, accessibility to more support resources and raising awareness of the app (more downloads by young people) and its functionality. Here are some examples of your dollars in action.
$280
will help us reach more young people so they know about YourCrew, download it and have support ready when they need it most.
$800
will help us fund essential YourCrew app upgrades so that young people can continue to develop strong support networks and healthy coping mechanisms.
$1,500
will help us deliver our Your Crew Classroom program to Aussie schools, fostering safe environments where students feel comfortable to seek help for themselves and their friends.