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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Megan Doherty

Running for Resilience's big gain in fight for a suicide-free ACT

Running for Resilience (R4R), a social running community, is now officially a registered charity, with plans to extend throughout Canberra, like a "mid-week Parkrun", with the aim to give everyone a mental health lift and, ultimately, prevent suicides.

Founded by Matt Breen in late 2019, 10 years after the loss of his father to suicide, R4R began as a one-off run with just 20 people from The Dock pub on the Kingston Foreshore.

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