The Clinically Insane Tackle Tough Mudder

Hello people of the internet,

On Sunday 20th November, The Clinically Insane will be fighting our way through the 20km and 20 brutal obstacles that Tough Mudder Melbourne has to offer. It will be hard. We will get hurt. We will most definitely get plastered in mud. And I'm pretty sure we will have a deep-seated fear of ice, electricity, fire and tear gas afterwards.

We don't want our pain to be for just fun. We'd like to make a difference too. Which is why we are raising money for HeadSpace. Below is an explanation on the work that HeadSpace do. Anything you can donate will make a massive difference and greatly appreciated by all of us on the team.

Thanks in advance.

Team Members:

Kieran Gould-Dowen

Jane McKinnon

Clare McKinnon

Max Aron

Daniel Mudie

Jack Goodwin

James Bedford

Stephanie Hoffman

Dominique McCusker

What HeadSpace Do:

headspace is the National Youth Mental Health Foundation providing early intervention mental health services to 12-25 year olds, along with assistance in promoting young peoples’ wellbeing. This covers four core areas: mental health, physical health, work and study support and alcohol and other drug services.  

Information and services for young people, their families and friends as well as health professionals can be accessed through this website, headspace centres, online counselling service eheadspace, and postvention suicide support program headspace School Support.

One in four young people have experienced a mental health issue in the past 12 months – a higher prevalence than all other age groups. Alarmingly, suicide is the leading cause of death of young people, accounting for one third of all deaths.

Research shows that 75 per cent of mental health issues emerge before the age of 25. By treating these issues early and providing a holistic model of support, the risk of them developing into more serious problems is greatly decreased.

headspace undertakes a range of activities to increase the awareness of our services and how to access them among young people, their families, friends and the broader community.

A number of targeted national campaigns help headspace talk to hard to reach groups, such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, and encourage them to access support at headspace or other appropriate mental health services.

We’re proud to say that headspace has provided over 1.5 million services (centres, online and phone) helping 255,000 young people.