|Run for Mental Health – The Black Dog Institute|

We are so excited have chosen the Black Dog Institute as the charity of focus throughout the lead up to the McLaren Vale Half Marathon Festival.  

At The Fit Space, Lululemon and KX Pilates we know that we are stronger and more powerful as a collective and we would love to use our regional event in McLaren Vale in Mental Health Week in October as a way for us to advocate for and raise awareness to issues surrounding mental health. The Black Dog Institute is an Australian translational research institute that focuses on understanding, preventing, and reducing the prevalence of mental illness and its associated stigma, in order to empower and encourage individuals to live mentally healthy lives.  

A significant area that the Black Dog Institute focuses on is the development of e-mental health initiatives and online education tools that aim to increase the availability of  mental health care to rural individuals and those that are unable to access treatment. Furthermore, we are compelled by the Black Dog Institute’s involvement in community engagement which closely ties into the goals of The Fit Space, Lululemon and KX Pilates.

We believe that coming together within our communities we have the ability to change the lives of those around us. We never know who may be suffering, and we think that raising awareness, encouraging people to speak up about mental health and working to address the associated stigma, is a massive step in the right direction.

Run for a cause - Run for each other.