Got a great idea to get your community or workplace involved in national Mental Health Awareness Week? It runs 26 Sept–2 Oct this year and the theme is 'Reconnect - with the people and places that lift you up'.
We’re keen to encourage people across the region to reconnect, try something new, and have some fun via a ‘Give It A Go Week’ whether it’s with family and friends, through community or business networks, or hosting a staff wellbeing event.
- Community organisations could promote their classes/activities under the Give It A Go tagline to encourage people to reconnect and try something new e.g. sports, creative arts/crafts, music, learning a new language/skill.
- Businesses could consider offering a community discount to locals/frontline staff/kids to try their activity (the dates are outside of school hols).
Workplaces could:
- host a wellbeing event to acknowledge the hard work of their staff and do something new and fun;
- wear mental health awareness t-shirts or a costume for the week;
- share kai/food together;
- bring pets to work!
Free resources are available to order/print or can be downloaded from the Mental Health Awareness Week website to help you reconnect with the people and places that that lift you up. Check out the MHAW 2022 Guide or online calendar for ideas and activities in your ‘hood or to submit your event.
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