What is Queensland Mental Health Week?
Queensland Mental Health Week is an annual awareness week held this year between 7 – 10 October 2023, that aims to shine a spotlight on individual and community mental health and wellbeing.
The initiative is linked to World Mental Health Day, which is held on 10 October every year.
Queensland Mental Health Week 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, and encourages help seeking behaviours, when needed.
The week also gives us the opportunity to understand the importance of mental health in our everyday lives. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices.
Each year, people across Queensland come together during Queensland Mental Health Week through local events, conversations and activities to raise awareness of the importance of positive mental health and wellbeing.
The theme for Queensland Mental Health Week is ‘Awareness, Belonging, Connection’, reflecting the important factors that help people maintain positive mental health and wellbeing.
AWARENESS is about understanding the things we need to maintain and boost our mental wellbeing, and knowing when we need to reach out for help and where to get it.
BELONGING is about looking out for each other, ensuring we feel safe and supported, and understanding that however we feel, we’re not alone, and that there are others going through the same thing.
CONNECTION is about our relationships with our friends, families, and those that we care about, as well as the groups, clubs, and networks around us that we rely on to help keep us happy and healthy, wherever we live, work, or play.
If you’re not feeling supported in the workplace regarding your mental health, then you should consider contacting a lawyer for advice. Your employer has an obligation to provide staff with mental health support.
Contact Tully Law today for a free consultation today on 1800 TULLYLAW.
Article source entirely from: www.qldmentalhealthweek.org.au