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Sep 15
September 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021

Lift the Load Challenge

Free
Sep 23
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Vipassana Meditation: its origins and practice

Free
Sep 30
September 30, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - October 20, 2021 @ 8:00 pm

Dear Stress, Let’s break up! 3-Part Series – Western Sydney University

Free
Oct 1
October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021

28 for TWENTY EIGHT – Meditate for Mental Fitness

Free
Oct 1
October 1, 2021 - November 28, 2021

The Movement Project

$80
Oct 1
October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021

HSC Rescue

Free
Oct 1
October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021

Mental Health Month – Example event

Oct 1
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

MindLink Upper Hunter

Oct 1
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tune in to Recovery : Mental Health Month Online 2021

Free
Oct 1
October 1, 2021 @ 8:00 am - October 31, 2021 @ 5:00 pm

Short Video Contest- staying mentally well in lockdown

Free
Oct 4
October 4, 2021 @ 9:00 am - October 8, 2021 @ 5:00 pm

RALLY4EVER Free Community Tennis Week

FREE
Oct 5
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Recurring

Embracing Hopefulness during Covid-19 – Series 1

free
Oct 6
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Finding Business Resilience – The Mental Health Conversation: An Every-Person Guide to Being a Good Buddy.

Free
Oct 7
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Recurring

Embracing Hopefulness during Covid-19 – Series 2

free
Oct 7
11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Tune in to Resilience: Mental Health Month 2021 Online Workshop

FREE
Oct 13
7:30 am - 9:00 am

Small Business Breakfast: Mental Health is Everybody’s Business

Free
Oct 13
10:00 am - 11:00 pm

Site Connect, Supporting Mental Wellbeing: Mates in Construction

FREE
Oct 13
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Supporting Someone who is Suicidal: Mental Health Month 2021 Online Seminar and Q&A

FREE
Oct 13
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Transcendental Meditation

Free
Oct 14
10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Tune in to Art: Mental Health Month 2021 Online Workshop

FREE
Oct 14
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Tune in to Mindfulness

Free
Oct 14
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Carers Gateway Webinar

Free
Oct 14
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Mental health week: A peer to peer discussion

FREE
Oct 15
10:00 am - 11:00 am

Mood and Food Cook Along

Free
Oct 15
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Tune in to Yoga

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At School

 

How can we share the journey at school?

  • Host a Mental Health Month assembly
  • Include Mental Health Month in your classroom activities 
  • Support students to put on their own events for Mental Health Month
  • Consider hosting a “Share a Meal for Mental Health Month” event on World Mental Health Day
  • Ensure that all students and staff know what supports are available at your school
  • Challenge ideas and language that may have a negative impact on the way people think
    about mental ill-health

 

Download the ‘Schools Pack’ with heaps of useful resources and activities

Download the ‘At School’ social post here

Check out all the Share the Journey downloads here

At Work

 

How can we share the journey at work??

  • Include mental health in discussions about workplace health and safety
  • Organise wellbeing activities and make them accessible to people
  • Consider hosting an event for Mental Health Month
  • Have someone to come and talk to your workplace about mental health and wellbeing
  • Connect with the WayAhead Workplaces network –
    a network of likeminded organisations working together to improve mental wellbeing in the workplace.

 

Download the ‘At Work’ social post here

Check out all the Share the Journey downloads here

With Family and Friends

 

How can we share the journey with family and friends?

  • Share a hobby or teaching each other something new
  • Helping each other with chores like laundry, cooking or cleaning
  • Help each other get to appointments, occasions or events
  • Organise times to check in with each other
  • Help each other plan for difficult situations
  • Create a fun challenge you can do together
  • Play games together

 

Download the ‘Family and Friends’ social post here

Check out all the Share the Journey downloads here

In the Community

 

How can we share the journey with family and friends?

  • Host a community event for Mental Health Month
  • Think about ways you can connect with people experiencing mental health issues –
    this could include having quiet spaces or transport options available for community events.
  • Make sure that mental health and wellbeing are talked about in your community
  • Consider hosting a “Share a Meal for Mental Health Month” event on World Mental Health Day in your community

 

Download the ‘In the Community’ social post here

Check out all the Share the Journey downloads here

Share the Journey

 

Connecting with others is important for all aspects of our health and wellbeing. Research tells us that feeling connected with others gives us a sense of security, support, purpose and happiness. Close connections and good relationships with others help us enjoy good times in our lives as well as cope with difficult experiences. Many of us report feeling lonely and believe loneliness is increasing in Australia. For those experiencing or living with mental illness, loneliness can have an even bigger impact, especially when you factor in the added experiences of social exclusion and stigma.

Share the Journey is all about ways we can connect with others, both for our own health and wellbeing, as well as theirs.

Sharing the journey can mean many things:

  • Telling your loved ones about both your successes and difficulties
  • Reaching out to people who might be withdrawing from others
  • Working with someone to find and access services or support
  • Asking for help with day-to-day things when you need it
  • Getting involved in group activities, like sports or book clubs
  • Sharing a cuppa with a mate

 

Whether you reach out to someone who might be feeling a bit lost or find a way to connect with others when you need some help,
building positive social connection is something we can all try and do.

Download this information as a fact sheet here

View all Share the Journey downloads here