Happy Turtle Childcare Centre

Rest in Peace – Angus “Gus” Wilson (March 2022)

Monday 27th Jun

 Rest in Peace – Angus “Gus” Wilson (March 2022)

This year Happy Turtle Childcare Centre will be participating in a Fundraiser and helping raise awareness for a cause that has affected many of us, this cause is “Black Dog Institute”.

The Black Dog Institute is a not-for-profit facility for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mood disorders such as depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder. It was founded in 2002 by the UNSW School of Psychiatry Scientia Professor Gordon Parker and is based in Sydney, Australia.

This will be planned for the week of Monday 29^th of August to Friday 2^nd of September 2022.

The Black Dog has claimed many loved ones leaving us with so many questions, and what ifs.

In March of this year The Black Dog had claimed another victim, Our dear friend Angus “Gus” Wilson.

• Every year: Over 65,000 Australians make a suicide attempt

• More than 3,000 Australians died by suicide in 2017 (1)

• Suicide is the leading cause of death for Australians between 15 and 44 years of age (2)

• Young Australians are more likely to take their own life than die in motor vehicle accidents

• In 2017, about 75% of people who died by suicide were males and 25% were females (1)

• In 2017, the suicide rate among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people was approximately twice that of non-Indigenous Australians (1)

So here is to you Gus “Gussy” you are sadly missed by many every day and we hope raising more awareness about The Black Dog Institute that your memory will live on.

Don’t feed the Black Dog - if you know anyone who is struggling with Mental Health please let them know there is always help out there.

 

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