Boxing Australia partners with Black Dog Institute
Published Thu 01 Jun 2023
Boxing Australia partners with Black Dog Institute to provide support to the boxing community.
Boxing Australia (BAL) are thrilled to announce its partnership with Black Dog Institute to provide mental health education, awareness, and support to all levels of the boxing community.
Research shows every year, one in five will experience symptoms of mental illness, and approx. 60% of these people won’t seek help.
Boxing Australia CEO, Dinah Glykidis said,
“Many people find boxing as an escape and this is why this partnership with Black Dog Institute is of such importance, we have a platform to share the research backed resources and important messaging around mental health with our boxing family.”
Karen Elliff, Director of Funding and Partnerships at Black Dog Institute, said:
“We’re so pleased and thankful to the Boxing Australia for collaborating with us to expand awareness around the importance of mental health. Funds raised through this partnership will help ensure the continuation of our vital research and the delivery of evidence-based programs throughout the community.”
About Black Dog Institute
Black Dog Institute is the only medical research institute in Australia to investigate mental health across the lifespan. Their aim is to create a mentally healthier world for everyone.
They do this through ‘translational’ research. Integrating their research studies, education programs, digital tools and apps, clinical services, and public resources to discover new solutions, foster connections and create real-world change.
Their partnerships with people with lived experience, federal, state and local governments, communities, schools, corporate Australia, philanthropists and others in the mental health sector enables them to drive evidence-informed change in mental health where it’s needed most.
