World Mental Health Day

10 Oct 2020

World Mental Health Day is a global day of action. It is a day where people around the World get to their feet and mobilise to support those living with mental illness.

This is exactly what some members of NSW SES The Shire Cluster and a couple of their family members did that day. We walked from Menai Headquarters to Heathcote Headquarters and return. We put one foot forward to make a difference to the lives of people touched by mental illness and suicide.

We laced up, donned our orange and pounded the pavement in solidarity for people in Australia living with mental illness. On top of that, we fundraised $3,000 and teamed up with Black Dog Institute for their life-changing research into treatment and prevention of mental illness, as well as vital support services.

In Australia, every day 8 people will die from suicide and 1 in 5 people experience symptoms of mental illness each year.

Mental illness can be debilitating and can have devastating impact on not only those living with it, but those around them.

So, please talk to your mates, see if they are ok.

Or you can contact one of these numbers. » Lifeline: 13 11 14 » Beyondblue: 1300 22 46 36 » Sane: 1800 18 7263 If you do not like talking on the phone, you can text 0477 13 11 14 between 1800 to midnight. It is service that is also provided by Lifeline.

Or you can liaise with NSW SES VA or one of their mental health coordinators. Don’t suffer in silence, we are stronger together.