About Mental Health Month

Mental Health Month is celebrated each year in the month of October in NSW. This month encourages all of us to think about our mental health and wellbeing, regardless of whether we may have a lived experience of mental illness or not. It also gives us the opportunity to understand the importance of good mental health in our everyday lives and encourages help seeking behaviours when needed.

Mental Health Month 2025 Theme

” Taking Steps on Your Wellbeing Journey”

This year’s theme, “Taking Steps on Your Wellbeing Journey,” is all about celebrating steps that we take towards improving our mental health and wellbeing. The theme encourages us to embrace progress, growth, and ongoing self-improvement, while reminding us that wellbeing is not a final destination but a continuous journey.

There will be times when we feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unmotivated—and that’s okay. Even small steps, like reaching out to someone or pausing for a moment, can help us move forward, even when progress feels slow. Our goal is to support individuals in identifying steps to improve their mental health and wellbeing while recognising that the path isn’t always straightforward. This year encourages help-seeking behaviours and fosters a supportive environment where people feel empowered to ask for help, understanding that setbacks are a natural part of the journey and can lead to greater compassion and strength.

Let’s embrace all steps, whether we’ve taken them already or are just starting. Every effort counts. Whether we’re moving forward, taking a side step, or experiencing setbacks, each part of the journey matters. This Mental Health Month, let’s support each other and recognise that each step, no matter where we are, contributes to our growth, wellbeing, and strength.

How This Years Theme was Developed

Every year a new theme for Mental Health Month is developed by Wayahead in collaboration with the community and other organisations.

Wayahead uses research to work out the underlying idea behind the theme, then works extensively with experts and the community to develop the final theme.

We work to ensure that the theme is based on research and evidence, and that it reflects the needs of communities and people.

Through ongoing engagement with our communities, we developed an evidence-based theme that can captivate an audience and build engagement in Mental Health Month.

What Steps Will You Take?

There will be times when we feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unmotivated—and that’s okay. In those moments, even a small step, like reaching out to someone or pausing for a moment, can help us get back on track. These small actions help us keep moving forward, even when it doesn’t feel like we’re making much progress.

Let’s embrace the steps we’ve already taken and remember that every effort counts. No matter how slow things seem, we’re still moving forward. This Mental Health Month let’s keep looking after our wellbeing and support each other along the way.

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