Thank you for enabling better mental health

Thank you for enabling better mental health

Together, we can help achieve better mental health for everyone. Thank you for supporting mental health research.

Pictured: Dr Sandersan Onie, Post-Doctoral Fellow at Black Dog Institute

Your support helps investigate mental health across the lifespan

At Black Dog Institute our focus is on ‘translational’ research: integrating our research studies, education programs, digital tools and apps, clinical services, and public resources to discover new solutions, foster connections and create real-world change.

If you’d like to donate via bank transfer, please use these account details and quote the reference you used in an email to us or call us on 1300 255 553 so we can thank you and issue your receipt.

Account name: Black Dog Institute
BSB: 082-360
Account number: 547392802

Suicide is the leading cause of death among people in Australia aged 15-44.

1 in 5 of us will experience symptoms of mental illness in any given year.

60% of these impacted by mental ill health won’t seek help.

Suicide is the leading cause of death among people in Australia aged 15-44.

1 in 5 of us will experience mental illness in any given year.

50% of those impacted by mental ill health won’t seek help.

If you’d like to donate via bank transfer, please use these account details and quote the reference you used in an email to us or call us on 1300 255 553 so we can thank you and issue your receipt.

Account name: Black Dog Institute
BSB: 082-360
Account number: 547392802

Did you know you can make a regular pre-tax donation through your workplace? Joining our community of Workplace Giving donors is an easy way to support our work creating better mental health for all.

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Saving lives using innovative technology

Studies show that many individuals who are at risk of suicide have previously performed internet searches for suicide-related terms.

Dr Sandersan Onie, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Black Dog Institute, is focused on exploring the power of technology to reach people at risk of suicide with just the right support, at just the right moment.

Dr Onie's innovative program uses algorithms to identify individuals at risk of suicide and target them with advertising designed to lead them away from suicide and towards personalised, deeply engaging support pages.

Together, we can use this same technology to give people who are thinking of ending their lives just one more chance. A chance that could change the trajectory of their lives forever.

This is ground-breaking work and it's only possible with the support of generous and compassionate people like you.

"Any sort of interruption, whether it’s a tap on the shoulder, a text message, or even an internet pop-up, could potentially save someone’s life."

- Dr Sandersan Onie, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow