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Gotcha4Life is Australia's mental fitness foundation working to end suicide.
Download impact report July to December 2025
Download impact report July to December 2025
Download the Mental Fitness Gym App
Download the Mental Fitness Gym App
Quick exercises to build emotional resilience and feel better. Free and always there when you need it. Building mental fitness just got easier The Mental Fitness Gym is now available as a free mobile app, giving you easy access to evidence-based tools that help you strengthen your emotional muscles, stay connected to your village and
Find out about Mentally Fit Schools
Find out about Mentally Fit Schools
Read about Ride4Life
Read about Ride4Life
Over six weeks, four adventurous women rode across Australia on a quad tandem bike, sharing their story to highlight the importance of connection and opening up conversations about mental health.
Read Gus' article in Mamamia
Read Gus' article in Mamamia
"I remember it like it was yesterday."
International Men’s Day: It’s Time to Rethink How We Talk About Men’s Mental Health — | Gotcha4Life Foundation
International Men’s Day: It’s Time to Rethink How We Talk About Men’s Mental Health — | Gotcha4Life Foundation
On this International Men’s Day, reach out. Check in with a mate, talk to a father, hug a brother, ask how someone’s really doing – and mean it.
Boating community unites for Raft Up 4 Life – a floating festival for connection — | Gotcha4Life Foundation
Boating community unites for Raft Up 4 Life – a floating festival for connection — | Gotcha4Life Foundation
Learn how Raft Up 4 Life, a floating music festival celebrating connection, wellbeing and the joy of being on the water, raised awareness and funds for Gotcha4Life.
Listen to the Mental Fitness Podcast in partnership with Black Magic Woman
Listen to the Mental Fitness Podcast in partnership with Black Magic Woman
Mental Fitness Conversations Podcast series In partnership with Introducing Mental Fitness Conversations, a new podcast series from Gotcha4Life. Hear more about how people in our village build their mental fitness through connection, community and simple everyday actions.In this first season, created in partnership with Black Magic Woman and produced by BlakCast, we hear from First
Meet Katie Pearce - Gotcha4Life Educator
Meet Katie Pearce - Gotcha4Life Educator
Katie Pearce, Gotcha4Life Mentally Fit Primary School Facilitator, shares how a unique Gotcha4Life program is bringing mental fitness to primary schools and delivering the most important lessons of all.
Read Paddy's story
Read Paddy's story
Paddy Casey, Gotcha4Life Mentally Fit Primary Schools Facilitator, shares the life lessons that led him to Gotcha4Life’s Mentally Fit Primary Schools team, where he’s changing little lives and whole communities.
Read Brian Zhang's story
Read Brian Zhang's story
Musician Brian Zhang knows the unique mental fitness challenges artists face all too well and the importance of talking about it with others.
Read Jolene's story
Read Jolene's story
Jolene Barilla, Gotcha4Life Mentally Fit Primary Schools Lead, shares how Gotcha4Life is making mental fitness matter one connection at a time across whole primary school communities.
From little things, big things (g)row
From little things, big things (g)row
When a last-minute setback almost cancelled South West Rocks SLSC’s 24 Hour Row, a local gym stepped up to save the event. Together, the community rowed for mental fitness, raising vital funds and proving that small actions can create big change.
Meet the Mentally Fit Primary Schools team
Meet the Mentally Fit Primary Schools team
Meet the Gotcha4Life Mentally Fit Primary Schools facilitators and educators, as they share their passion for the program, its purpose, and the positive impacts they’re already seeing in primary school communities.
School holidays activities
School holidays activities
Explore our growing collection of free resources, designed to support parents from our Mentally Fit Primary Schools partner schools.Gotcha4Life Mentally Fit Primary Schools is a prevention-first, school-wide approach that builds mental fitness and the wellbeing of students, teachers, and families.These resources offer practical strategies and tools for parents to support their child’s mental fitness and wellbeing at home.
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Donate to Gotcha4Life
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Mental Fitness Gym
Mental Fitness Gym
Mental Fitness Conversations New podcast series Stories from our village about building mental fitness through connection, community and everyday actions. LEARN MORE In partnership with Struggling to name how you're feeling? find out more Ever feel something you just can't put into words? That fuzzy, unclear headspace? That's Blurry. Running on empty? That's Drainium. When
The comparison trap: building mental fitness by letting go
The comparison trap: building mental fitness by letting go
The pace of life over the years may have changed, but the pressure to measure up remains as intense as it has ever been. Despite having countless resources at our fingertips, from fitness apps to meal kits, it's easy to feel overwhelmed, especially when comparison creeps in.
Buy 'Boys Do Cry' (Australia and International)
Buy 'Boys Do Cry' (Australia and International)
A warm and humorous picture book from TV and radio personality GUS WORLAND about being okay to share your feelings.
Mental fitness as a daily practice, not an emergency response
Mental fitness as a daily practice, not an emergency response
It’s time to consider our mental fitness like we do our physical fitness. Just like we care for our physical health with daily habits, mental fitness deserves the same attention.
Signs of a low mood that’s lifting
Signs of a low mood that’s lifting
Gotcha Garden Gnome Meditation with Hugh Mackay
Gotcha Garden Gnome Meditation with Hugh Mackay
Gotcha4Life Foundation
Gotcha4Life Foundation
TED Talk by Gus Worland
TED Talk by Gus Worland
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