Beyond Blue
Beyond Blue has been providing supports and services to people in Australia for 20 years.
They are Australia’s most well-known and visited mental health organisation, focused on supporting people affected by anxiety, depression and suicide.
From their website:
We envisage an Australia where people have the knowledge, skills and confidence to maintain their mental health and have strategies on hand to respond if they are struggling. To enable this, we actively connect people with evidence-based products and services to support improvements in mental health literacy, greater knowledge of prevention and management techniques, and increased confidence to act when they need to.
We leverage current and emerging technologies to provide the community with easy-to-access information and tools, developed in partnership with the community, sector and leading experts. We’ll continuously evolve to ensure this information, advice and support are available to those in the greatest need, recognising that social determinants are significant contributors to anxiety, depression and suicide.
We envisage an Australia where communities work together to create non-stigmatising, respectful and supportive spaces that support good mental health. To enable this, we provide communities – families, neighbourhoods, educational settings, workplaces and online communities – with evidence-based products and services to support the development of mentally healthy communities and through events and speakers to inspire and motivate others. We have a focus on improving the mental health literacy of adults, so they have the knowledge and skills to help children and young people achieve their best possible mental health.
We envisage an Australian society that provides the structural supports and policies that support good mental health and prevent suicide, and provides equitable, safe and affordable access to the right type of support at the right time. To enable this, we work with others to contribute to the mental health and suicide prevention knowledge base through mixed-method research and the translation of findings into practice. We gather insights from the community and evidence from research and practice to influence our policy positions and advocacy efforts.
