Kate Thiele

Mental illness is one of the biggest health challenges of our lifetime. Every day, nine Australians die by suicide, and 43% of Australian adults will experience mental illness in their lifetime. Yet more than 60% of current clinical mental health interventions have no proven effectiveness. Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation is a for-purpose organisation working to create a life free from mental illness through Research, Connection and Education. RESEARCH We invest in evidence-based research, proven programs and earlier intervention, with a core focus on depression, youth mental health, eating disorders and Indigenous mental health. Working with Flinders University and other leading institutions, we support Professor Bridianne O’Dea’s youth mental health research and Dr Ian Zajac’s work in men’s mental health and suicide prevention. We fund programs including Big Talks for Little People, helping children understand emotions, build resilience and reduce bullying, and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for young people experiencing severe emotional distress, self-harm or suicidal thoughts. CONNECTION Our work reaches rural and regional communities affected by isolation, drought and environmental pressures. Through workshops, wellbeing programs and our sell-out Men’s Meals and Mental Health dinners at Adelaide Oval, we create safe spaces for connection and life-changing conversations. EDUCATION We deliver Mental Health First Aid, awareness and suicide-prevention training across South Australia. With Movember, we deliver Ahead of the Game through community sport, helping young people, parents, coaches and volunteers recognise challenges, build resilience and seek support early. Following three sell-out years at Adelaide Oval, were excited to extend our Mental Health events nationally, with the first interstate event at the MCG on 16 October, 2026. Together, we can create a life free from mental illness.

We are the essential link that connects life-changing research, medical innovation and healthcare providers with the community. The support from the Foundation empowers medical researchers and healthcare professionals to go above and beyond, making extraordinary care and groundbreaking advancements possible. The Foundation doesn’t just fund projects – it creates the opportunities and resources that allow this work to happen, making sure nothing stands in the way of everyone being able to experience exceptional care.

Mental illness is one of the biggest health challenges of our lifetime. Every day, nine Australians die by suicide, and 43% of Australian adults will experience mental illness in their lifetime. Yet more than 60% of current clinical mental health interventions have no proven effectiveness. Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation is a for-purpose organisation working to create a life free from mental illness through Research, Connection and Education. RESEARCH We invest in evidence-based research, proven programs and earlier intervention, with a core focus on depression, youth mental health, eating disorders and Indigenous mental health. Working with Flinders University and other leading institutions, we support Professor Bridianne O’Dea’s youth mental health research and Dr Ian Zajac’s work in men’s mental health and suicide prevention. We fund programs including Big Talks for Little People, helping children understand emotions, build resilience and reduce bullying, and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for young people experiencing severe emotional distress, self-harm or suicidal thoughts. CONNECTION Our work reaches rural and regional communities affected by isolation, drought and environmental pressures. Through workshops, wellbeing programs and our sell-out Men’s Meals and Mental Health dinners at Adelaide Oval, we create safe spaces for connection and life-changing conversations. EDUCATION We deliver Mental Health First Aid, awareness and suicide-prevention training across South Australia. With Movember, we deliver Ahead of the Game through community sport, helping young people, parents, coaches and volunteers recognise challenges, build resilience and seek support early. Following three sell-out years at Adelaide Oval, were excited to extend our Mental Health events nationally, with the first interstate event at the MCG on 16 October, 2026. Together, we can create a life free from mental illness.

We are the essential link that connects life-changing research, medical innovation and healthcare providers with the community. The support from the Foundation empowers medical researchers and healthcare professionals to go above and beyond, making extraordinary care and groundbreaking advancements possible. The Foundation doesn’t just fund projects – it creates the opportunities and resources that allow this work to happen, making sure nothing stands in the way of everyone being able to experience exceptional care.

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Home of the Performing Arts in South Australia, the Adelaide Festival Centre offers a diverse program of festival quality shows for a broad range of tastes and budgets throughout the year. As well as our own festivals, we make sure the festival continues with a year packed full of music, dance, theatre and exhibitions. Our Mission Adelaide Festival Centre aims to; Be the South Australian arts hub and a leading Arts Centre in the Asia Pacific region. Reinvent and comprehensively upgrade Adelaide Festival Centre and successfully integrate the Festival Centre within the Riverside Precinct Development Sustain and develop our program led ethos to deliver great work in all our venues. Consolidate and increase ticketed attendances and visitation and sustain them. Ensure high quality customer experience across all aspects of Adelaide Festival Centre operations. Implement a more sustainable, responsive financial model to underpin the overall objectives of Adelaide Festival Centre.