GOLD COAST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
Annual Christmas Appeal
If you knew a young person within your extended family was living with a parent suffering with a Mental Illness – Wouldn’t You Want the Best Support for them?
The alarming Mental Health facts:* **
- 50% of Australians will experience a mental health problem at some time in their lives.
- The Gold Coast has a population of around 540,000 - 600,000, with around 27,500 children and adolescents.
- Roughly around 21-23% (or 27,500 children) could be living with a parent or carer who has a mental illness.
- These kids and teens are at a four-fold risk of criminally offending, have a higher youth suicide rate, and have higher than normal risks of injury and illness themselves.
- More importantly, children who have parents with a mental illness don’t always get the support and chances other kids do.
To make your donation to help Tim and the estimated 27,499 Gold Coast children like him please choose from the following options:
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Call us by phone on 07 55712150 |
Print out this form and fax it to us on 07 55712150: |
Print out this form and post it to us at: Gold Coast Hospital Foundation PO Box 902 Southport Qld 4215 |
Click here to read more about how you can help our Mental Health Christmas Appeal.
* Aust e-Journal AeJMH Vol 8, Issue 2, 2009
** Parents with mental health issues NSW DOCS November 2009
Annual Report 2010-2011
We are happy to advise that the Annual Report for the 2010-2011 year is now available to read on line.
Please click here to download the .pdf version.
The materials presented on this site are provided by the Gold Coast Hospital Foundation for information purposes only. Users should note that the electronic version of the annual report on this site is not recognised as the official or authorised version. The official copy of the annual report, as tabled in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland can be accessed from the Queensland Parliament’s tabled papers website database:
http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/view/legislativeAssembly/tabledPapers/home.asp
Legislative and reporting guidelines for annual reports can be found by visiting the following site; http://www.premiers.qld.gov.au/publications/categories/guides/annual-report-guidelines.aspx
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