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.

This years theme for Mental Health Month is Let’s Talk About It

This Mental Health Month, think about ways you connect with the people around you. Together, we can work towards a world free from mental health stigma.

What will you talk about?

This year’s theme highlights the importance of connecting with others whether it be family, friends or community, it is important to create these connections to support one’s wellbeing. Engaging in these conversations about mental health and sharing lived experiences can improve psychological wellbeing and overall wellness. Thats why through collective unity and compassion, we can create an environment that helps individuals feel empowered to openly discuss mental health, find reassurance and seek support.

Together we can create a safe place for those living with, supporting others and receiving mental health support.

How this year’s theme Let’s Talk About It was developed

Every three years 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.