Wellbeing Matters

World Mental Health Day – 10 October – is a day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy.  Mental Health Australia is leading the World Mental Health Day campaign in Australia.  Do You See What I See? challenges perceptions about mental illness and encourages everyone to look at mental health in a more positive light, in an effort to reduce stigma and make way for more people to seek the help and support they deserve.

Mental health refers to our psychological, emotional, and social wellbeing; the way we think, feel, and behave and function in daily life.  Stigma around mental illness due to misunderstanding or prejudice remains an issue, delaying or preventing people from wanting or feeling able to seek help, and impacting adversely on their lives.  It’s time to look at mental illness in a different light – a positive light.

School TV’s Mental Health Series helps us to understand the importance of good mental health, the factors that can contribute to mental health, and how mental illness can present itself in children and young people.  Editions in this series include:

• Trauma
• Drug and Alcohol Use
• Depression
• Grief and Loss
• Suicide and Self Harm
• Anxiety

As always, please don't hesitate to contact your Academic Care and Wellbeing Coordinator if you have questions or concerns about your child's wellbeing.

Kylie Campbell | Psychologist