Young people don’t have
a care in the world…
or do they?

The problem is 7/10 young people aren’t
getting the help they need.

11 years is too long.

The average time between the onset of
mental health issues and receiving help is 11 years.

A conversation
can save a life

We believe a conversation at the right
time can stop small things from becoming
big problems.

Every person
needs a crew.

Feel safe knowing your trusted
network of supporters have your
back with YourCrew.


Today is a confusing time
to be young

We’re more ‘online’ than ever before. Unfortunately, feelings of connection haven’t increased, with reports of anxiety and isolation on the rise for young Australians.

We believe that healthy relationships are the secret to happiness – and every person should have a crew of people to catch them if and when they fall.

That’s why we created YourCrew and YourCrew Classroom, to give young Australians the knowledge, skills and tools to support themselves and their friends safely.

Preventing small issues from
becoming big ones

Although serious in intent, the YourCrew App and YourCrew Classroom provide a novel (and sometimes fun) way to increase communication with known and trusted people, and open the door to young people seeking help.

Our objectives are simple:
  • To increase the rate of help-seeking by encouraging the right conversation at the right time.
  • To decrease levels of anxiety, stress, hopelessness, loneliness and depression.
  • To reduce the risk factors which may lead to self-harm, both with or without intent of death.

The YourCrew App

YourCrew App

The YourCrew App aims to promote the right conversation at the right time and reduce the time between youth needing help and receiving the help they need.

YourCrew also guides youth with what to say, do, where to go and when to involve an adult or professional service when helping their mates.

YourCrew Classroom

YourCrew Classroom

YourCrew Classroom encourages help-seeking, self-support, and supporting others strategies for high schoolers.

The program is split into three modules centred around the key themes of wellbeing, resilience and relationships.

Donate

Donate

At Harrison Riedel Foundation, we are all about relationships – our YourCrew App and YourCrew Classroom programs aim to mobilise and strengthen existing and trusted connections to encourage the right conversation at the right time, getting youth help when they need it.

You can help keep our young people safe by helping fund our prevention programs.

Articles by HRF

Articles by HRF

It’s time to get loud and make noise for youth mental health!

The Make Noise Your Way challenge invites communities, especially young people, across Australia to make noise in their own way for youth mental health. By making as much noise as possible, we can help to reduce anxiety and self-harm and keep our young people safe.

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Articles by HRF

Understanding their world: Empowering young people to open up about their mental health

Asking for help no matter how big or small the issue might be, is a hard thing to do. As children transition to adolescence to adulthood, recognising and identifying that support is needed can be even harder. Major changes are happening internally to the body and the brain and all this can feel like a minefield when trying to navigate complex emotions. So how can we better understand their world and lay the foundations so when they need to ask for help they know that support is at hand?

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Articles by HRF

Tackling the fears and anxieties that stop people asking ‘Are you okay?’

Asking a friend or family member ‘Are you okay?’ can be difficult. We are often fearful of the response, fearful of our inexperience in understanding complex mental health issues and fearful of overstepping or upsetting our loved ones. But a conversation at the right time could save a life.

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HRF in the media

In the Media

Interview with 2GB – Drive with Jim Wilson

June 15th, 2021

Preventing teen suicides: Amanda Riedel CEO Harrison Riedel Foundation and The Hon. Sarah Mitchell, NSW Minister for EducationCourtesy of 2GB.

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In the Media

Interview With A Current Affair

November 21st, 2020

Amanda Riedel shares her personal story that led to the formation of the Harrison Riedel Foundation and the YourCrew App.

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In the Media

Interview with Alive 90.5 FM

September 30th, 2020

Amanda Riedel shares her personal story that led to the formation of the Harrison Riedel Foundation and the YourCrew App.

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