Local students needed to lead mental health awareness in 2024

AUSTRALIA’S biggest mental health fitness event is gearing up for its 2024 edition and calling upon local students to become ambassadors.

The Push-Up Challenge, which recently engaged a staggering 215,000 participants and raised over $14.7 million for mental health charities, is on the lookout for passionate students who want to make a difference in their communities.

Student Ambassadors for 2024 will be at the forefront of motivating their schoolmates, teachers, and school communities to participate in The Push-Up Challenge, promoting physical fitness and raising awareness about mental health.

Ambassadors will receive comprehensive training, equipping them with the necessary skills and mental health knowledge to lead the program successfully within their schools.

The Push-Up Challenge founder Nick Hudson said the experience was both educational and meaningful.

“Students and school groups are some of our most passionate participants because they care wholeheartedly about learning about mental health and coming together to achieve a common goal.”

In 2024, The Push-Up Challenge will span three weeks, with participants collectively completing 3,249 push-ups. The number symbolises the tragic lives lost to suicide in Australia in 2022.

Since its inception in 2017, The Push-Up Challenge has grown to become Australia’s largest mental health fitness event, raising over $40 million and engaging over 400,000 people.

It aims to promote mental health awareness, foster a sense of unity, and contribute to early intervention and prevention of depression, anxiety, and suicide.

Students who wish to become part of the 2024 Student Ambassador program can find more information and apply at www.thepushupchallenge.com.au