JR Swim days to fight against youth suicide
- This is my first year diving
- in for youth mental health
Did you know suicide is the leading cause of death for young people in Australia?
More young people die by suicide than in car accidents or from cancer. Having worked in youth mental health, I know how pervasive the problem is and how, unfortunately, it's getting worse.
Thankfully there are amazing charities like Reach Out that offer great services (crisis support, peer support, self-help tools) to help young people.
This March, I'm swimming to make sure young people in Australia have the mental health support they urgently need. I'm aiming to swim 2 days / week with the target of 10km for the whole month (400 laps!).
By sponsoring my challenge, you’ll be helping to prevent youth suicide.
My Swim Progress
I've swum
20.50km (0 laps)
My Goal
20km
How do you compare to other participants?
Average Distance Swum: 9m
Average Distance Goal: 16KM
My Impact
So far this year I helped provide...
313
Young people with vital mental health support.
Fundraising Progress
Raised
$1252
My Goal
$1,500
So far, you’ve raised 83% of your fundraising goal!
Raised
$0
My Team Goal
$0
So far, you’ve raised nan% of your fundraising goal!
Raised
$3,604,011
All Goal
$3,600,000
So far, you’ve raised 101% of your fundraising goal!
Thank you to my Sponsors
Life-Saving Donation
$515
Anonymous
$105.50
Anecdote
$100
Liam Rasmussen
$94.86
Arthur Kokkinias
$56.24
Ada Kapetanovic
Well done Jon!!!
$54.99
Danya & Jack
Go Jono <3
$54.86
Jonathan Rasmussen
$54.86
Matched by Reef Shark Foundation
$54.12
Anonymous
You are an inspiration to others.
$50
Kerryn Devenish
Good work keep on lapping !
$27.81
K
Proud of you 💕
$22.58
Grace Tay
Good on you, such a worthy cause!
$21.10
Melissa
Hell Yeah Jonathan!
$20
Hat
Hell yeah !!
$20
So proud of you doing it for Katie and all the others like her