THE Black Dog Ride has broken a world record as well as raising awareness of depression and suicide prevention.
More than 3,700 motorbike riders completed the Black Dog Ride – National 1 Day Ride on Sunday, March 24, breaking the world-record for ‘most black dogs on bikes’.
The ride, which departed from 17 locations nationally, saw 1702 ‘black dogs on bikes’ and raised over $190,000 for Lifeline Australia – to be used in support of their suicide prevention services.
The ride’s founder Steve Andrews, who lost his mother to suicide, said: “Depression is an illness, not a weakness and effective treatments are available. If we talk about depression and work together, we can make a difference.”
Suicide still remains the leading cause of death for women under the age of 34 and men under the age of 44 in Australia.
For more information check out http://www.blackdogride.com.au
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