Your Health in Mind

The theme of this year’s , ‘It is Time to Prioritise Mental Health in the Workplace’, is designed to highlight the essential role of in professional environments, advocating for workplaces where mental health is prioritised, protected, and promoted.

Many of us spend more time working than any other activity during our waking hours, and workplaces can play a key role in improving and supporting mental health.

Mentally healthy workplaces are good for people and good for businesses. Mentally healthy workplaces help people feel more engaged, productive, and contribute to people’s sense of overall wellbeing.

The people who provide mental health care to the community, also benefit from – and are entitled to – mentally healthy workplaces. Beyond simply being the right thing to do, workplace safety and wellbeing for the mental health workforce leads to better patient outcomes.

World Health Organization (WHO)

Join us for a special public webinar on ! (10 October)

We are hosting a webinar with SANE focusing on the challenges faced by people with complex mental health issues in the workplace, and how they can be best supported.

The discussion will explore stigma and its impacts, the importance of employment and training, evidence-based treatments, and the need for partnerships between mental health professionals, consumers, and their families.

The of infants and young children in Australia and Aotearoa, New Zealand, is a foundation for lifelong mental health.

The College has released a new report calling for greater focus on prevention and early support through addressing social determinants, reducing stigma, and removing barriers to accessing services to provide opportunities for children to establish lifelong patterns of mental health and wellbeing, allowing them to be safe, healthy and ready to thrive.

To find out more about providing essential early support for infants and children at risk of , read the report here 👉https://ow.ly/RNRz50Q7HZf

Movember is an important time to raise awareness about men’s health, , ***de, and .

Help normalise men talking about their health by fostering open and honest conversations with the men in your life.

Find out more: https://au.movember.com/

This week is Transgender Awareness Week. It's an opportunity to help raise the visibility of transgender people and address issues members of the community face.

This week from 12–18 November is . It’s a time to raise awareness for and . The theme for this year is 'we’re here, uncover your village'.

For more information visit https://ow.ly/Izu250Q6MRF

The NSW Government has released a new patient factsheet that provides information on patient eligibility criteria, consent requirements, how s100 medicines are dispensed and the s100 co-payment program.

Read more here:https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/pharmaceutical/s100copay/Factsheets/patients-info.pdf

Today is R U OK? Day. You don't need to be an expert to reach out - just a good friend and a great listener!

Use these four steps and have a conversation that could change a life:
- Ask ?
- Listen
- Encourage action
- Check in

Find out more: https://www.ruok.org.au/

Kia ora. This week is Māori Language Week.
This marks the very moment the Language Petition was presented to Parliament in 1972, on the first Māori Language Day. Three years later, it became what we now know as Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. To celebrate te reo Māori, we encourage you to familiarise yourself with Tu Te Akaaka Roa’s Te Reo Māori language guide and glossary and to kōrero (speak), waiata (sing) and pānui (read) in te reo Māori.
https://ow.ly/Kjkg50PHiz6

Today is ***dePreventionDay. This powerful day of global observance brings together over 60 countries, uniting us in our shared mission to promote stigma reduction, advocate for policy change, encourage help seeking, and honour the memories of those lost to ***de, those who have survived su***de attempts, and those who bear the weight of grief.

This year's theme, “We all have a role to play” highlights our collective responsibility to champion hope and take meaningful action to save lives.

Find out more https://www.su***depreventionaust.org/world-su***de-prevention-day/

Su***de Prevention Australia

This week is , and the theme for this year is "Grow your knowledge”. The goal is to provide women with easily accessible information to make informed decisions about their health.

This year's resources cover a range of topics, including hormones, polycystic o***y syndrome (PCOS), menopause, cervical screening self-collection, heart health, persistent pelvic pain, and nutrition.

To learn more, visit https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/womens-health-week/program

Jean Hailes for Women's Health

This , the theme " " serves as a reminder of the vital roles Elders have held and still hold as cultural knowledge keepers, trailblazers, caretakers, advocates, survivors, leaders, and cherished members of our communities. www.naidoc.org.au National NAIDOC