RUNNING 4 Resilience founder Matt Breen has won the Individual – Mentally Healthy Community Award in today’s (October 14) 2022 ACT Mental Health Month Awards.

Matt is one of 14 winners, who earned his award for starting Running 4 Resilience in November 2019 with the goal of saving lives from suicide.

Mental Health Community Coalition ACT (MHCC ACT) acting CEO Corinne Dobson said these awards recognise the many exceptional people, organisations and initiatives working to promote and improve mental health understanding, awareness, service provision and wellbeing in the Canberra community.

The Mentally Healthy Community Award – Organisation went to Wellcare, a provider of residential supports for people with mental health disabilities.

Taking out a win in the Innovated Person-Centred Supports Award, Lisa Anderson is a private practice counsellor who is a described as being a tirelessly passionate supporter of women in need.

The Research Evaluation Award was won by OzHelp Foundation Health in Gear Program, for their health and wellness initiative for people working in transport and logistics.

The Mental Health Carer Award went to Marie Johnson who has been primary carer, emotional support, and advocate for her daughter Belinda for 20 years.

Millie Corin took out the Community Connections through Recovery Award, for volunteering as a Lived Experience Educator with MIEACT since 2021.

Tim Daly founded This is My Brave, Australia (TIMBA), which won him the Lived Experience Ally Recognition Award.

The Leadership through Lived Experience Award: Consumer was won by Joey Brogden for her advocacy for mental health initiatives in the ACT.

The David Perrin Award went to Liam Adams, who lives with autism and is a writer and cartoonist.

Felicity Maher’s love of facilitating social opportunities for people with disabilities and mental health conditions won her the ACT Mental Health Consumer Network Scholarship.

The Rufus Scholarship went to Elise Mariee Crouch for her passion for helping mental health consumers in the ACT.

Three $1000 MHCC ACT Training Scholarships were awarded to A Gender Agenda, Mental Health Foundation ACT and Dalai Byambasuren for their work with marginalised and minority population groups.