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A personal crusade for the loss of a brother + mate

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Post from Wade

I lost my brother Jared in 2007 - he took his life after losing his own personal battle with years of depression.

With this tragic event, I needed to make sure that other people suffering with depression are made aware of the services that exist to assist people during times of struggle so that they are not lost to us forever.

With that in mind, myself and some mates saw the opportunity to create a series of musical events with bands relevant to young people that would provide the conduit for conveying an accurate, informative and meaningful message about depression, youth suicide and related issues.

To ensure the message was effective we approached Reach Out and to help with the organisation of the event our friends at Destroy All Lines came on board.

Around this time Destroy All Lines were also approached by the good people at Sub City about doing the Take Action Tour in Australia. The Take Action tour had been doing great things promoting the same important messages in the USA for a number of years and was a trusted well known brand.

So discussions began and from small beginnings the Take Action Australia Tour was born.

01 Jun 2009 11:13 AM |
Posted by: anna in Mental health + wellbeing

Tags:: depression; music; help; loss

15 Comments

ILY BOY

over 1 year ago

Hey, im am so sorry to hear about your loss. And it makes me happy to hear that somone is out there trying to help people.

Thanks heaps

Lil Susi

over 1 year ago

Hi, I'm sorry to hear about your loss I lost someone very close to me to suicide going on 4 years ago. What shocks me is once someone in a family thinks its ok to commit suicide the whole family starts to think that its ok when there life gets hard. They seem to think that because that one person didnt reach out and ask for help that they shouldnt either (in my case anyway. I apologize if its not the same for others). But what surprises me most of all is the lack of information and contacts easily accessible for people thinking of suicide and those trying to help there friends by tracking this information down. The fact that you have gone out there after you family tragedy and thought not of yourself but everyone in need of help is truly touching. I hope that someday I can share my story and help people the way you have

kels

over 2 years ago

it must have been hard. but at least your helping other people

Ophelia.L

over 2 years ago

The first line brought tears to my eyes - than when I read the stuff you guys did, Wade - that was amazing. It's quite inspiring!

Thanks for sharing it! I just hope one day no one takes their live, because it doesn't only 'rest them in peace' - we too may find it hard to move on in our lives & 'live in peace', esp. someone so close to us! But at the end of the day - we are all fighters.

miss atreyu

over 2 years ago

Wade,

Thank you for sharing your story and spreading awareness on these issues they say music is food for the soul what a wonderful idea I know music saved my life i'd love to find more out more about where the tour is in Australia or where i can get an album to support what your doing...

Thank you,

Mel.

hannahh

over 2 years ago

Hi,

I really enjoyed reading the story. It was very interesting.

Thank you.
Hannahh

Stevey Mc Hotty

over 2 years ago

wow your a great man, wade even though you loss ur brother u didn't let it affect you in a bad way. I respect that.

inol1988

over 2 years ago

true that s not good um my cousin died when i was 13 which i haven t been able to grasp but has haunted me for many years.

ra.shell

over 2 years ago

I actually have the Take Action Compilation CD, and I love it to bits. Thankyou so much for sharing your story Wade. I suggest for anyone who has not had the chance to head to the Take Action Tour, to go to your nearest CD retailer and purchase the compilation. As Wade said, the main idea was to get the message across about depression, suicide and the help available.

Becks

over 2 years ago

Wade. Thank you. Thank you for sharing your story. You are an amazing person, and with the hard work you have put in, you will really impact on the lives of SO many young people.

Take care, and thank you again. =)

Nick1988

over 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your story Wade. I know that the hard work you have put in is and will continue to make a difference to the lives of young people. Keep up the good work!

Libby

over 2 years ago

It's great to see someone turn a tragic event into something that can be beneficial to lots of people. Rock on!

JoD - Inspire crew

over 2 years ago

There aint nothing cooler than the combination of punk rock and an amazing cause. Support the Take Action tour and you're support ReachOut and some amazing young musicians too.

anna

over 2 years ago

Thanks so much Wade for sharing your story + for being the catalyst to help get ReachOut.com to more young people. The concert last night was amazing, + I would urge anyone who hasn't got tickets to get their hands on them if they can! Anna

allyXD09

over 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your story Wade. I know that the hard work you have put in is and will continue to make a difference to the lives of young people. Keep up the good work!

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