3,249 Australians died by suicide in 2022 and over 7 million are close to someone who has died by suicide or attempted suicide. This can’t be the way it is. I’m one of those 7 million. In 2010 I sat in the waiting room and the Doctor came back to me and told me my...
As we pause to remember the men and women killed in combat, we choose also to remember the soldiers lost to suicide and mental ill health. To soldiers and to the friends and family of soldiers, we pause to acknowledge you today, to say that you matter. The things you’ve seen, the things you’ve...
Over the years we’ve heard incredible stories from people sparked by the simple question: “What is Cars For Hope?”. This is Myles’ story about what Cars For Hope is to him.
You don’t have to say sorry for what you love, how you laugh, how you dress, how you speak. You don’t have to be sorry for being yourself. Do it fearlessly. It’s time to accept this is you, and you gotta spend the rest of your life with you. Start loving your sarcasm, your awkwardness,...
Today is World Mental Health Day. That means it has been 11 years since we put the words Cars For Hope on the side of our Honda Integra and went racing to tell the story of our friend Annabel. Was it messed up that Annabel didn’t want to get better? That she didn’t want to...
The following content may contain information about mental health and/or other related material which may be triggering. Reader discretion is advised. Story Submission by Ryan My name is Ryan and I live on the east coast of the United States. I drive a 98 Honda Civic (EK) and a 2003 Acura CL Type-S with a...
Today marks 9 years of Cars For Hope. There have been some remarkable things that have happened along this journey to drive the end of mental health stigma, but I’d like to share this story. This photograph is me at 19 at a car meet on the rooftop of Fox Studios in Sydney with my...
My name is Berty (I’m the one on the far right). I went to school at Cecil Hills High School. I have a best friend… at least I used to. Cecil Hills is just a place somewhere in the world. Maybe it’s a lot like your world, maybe it’s nothing like it. But if you...
Cars For Hope began because we believed in the story of Annabel, who was struggling with depression and for a long time, believed the lie that the world had forgotten about her. Over the years we‘ve come to know that many others are also battling depression, anxiety and self-injury. That’s why we believe it’s so...
It’s said that if you aren’t innovating, you’re going backwards. That saying rings no truer than in the world of motorsport, and innovation is the name of the game for the boys and girls who are dedicated to Formula SAE, or F-SAE as it’s also known. We’ve covered it before: F-SAE is an international competition...
This weekend, Harry Hayek makes his highly-anticipated resurgence to the race track, debuting in the Kumho V8 Touring Car Series, with Brad Jones Racing at Queensland Raceway. 20-year-old Hayek will be driving the #21 ‘Laing + Simmons – Potts Point’ VE II Commodore in a striking navy blue and yellow livery. The #21 Commodore will...
A new friend was asking me some questions about Cars For Hope last week, and she asked what’s surprised me the most over the last couple years. I thought for a minute because it’s a good question, and because there’s been a lot of surprises. I told her that the most surprising part has been to see...
