19/11/2025
Each shoe laid out on the lawn of Parliament represents the life of one Australian man or boy, who took his own life in 2024.
2529.
Two thousand, five hundred, and twenty nine souls.
That's over 100 more than 2023.
And at least 150 shoes laid out, for children who lost their fathers that year to the same end.
Many of these men battled depression or other mental health issues, but many more succumbed to the pressures of situational distress. Losing a job, a relationship breakdown, losing access to their children, isolation, financial strain, disability, feelings of inadequacy, and the list goes on.
We are losing more and more good men every year, because even when they do reach out, the support is rarely there.
We need to do better.
Enough is enough.
