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Queensland Mental Health Week

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CheckUP connects for Queensland Mental Health Week 2024

CheckUP have proudly been coordinating Queensland Mental Health Week (QMHW) since 2018. Held annually in October, the week aims to shine a spotlight on individual and community mental health and wellbeing. This year, the theme was ‘Connect for mental health’.

QMHW is funded by the Queensland Government through the Queensland Mental Health Commission and delivered through strong cross-sector collaboration.

Over 550 community events were officially registered on the QMHW website. The number of community events has increased since last year and has more than doubled since CheckUP began coordinating the initiative.

It has been incredible to see QMHW grow, with communities across the state coming together for mental health. QMHW 2024 events took place from Coen in Far North Queensland down to Texas on the NSW border, and out West to Charleville, Longreach, and Mount Isa. Thank you to all those who got involved and helped increase community connection with a QMHW event!

The CheckUP team had the pleasure of attending a few of the amazing QMHW events over the week.

To kick off QMHW, CheckUP team members (pictured above) attended the 14th Walk for Awareness. Starting early, a record 2,000+ people braved the heat to join the 9km walk around Kangaroo Point in Brisbane.

Across the state, CheckUP offices held their own QMHW events with activities ranging from massages to affirmation writing and mindful colouring. We’d like to thank the QAIHC, Mookai Rosie, NATSIHA and Deadly Choices teams for coming along to our events and taking a moment to connect for mental health with us.

The images above feature Brisbane CheckUP team members plus QAIHC team members at the Brisbane QMHW event. Cairns CheckUP team members are shown in the bottom row, right hand side image.

CheckUP represented QMHW at Windsor Group‘s Annual Mental Health Forum on World Mental Health Day. The Symposium focused on workplace mental health and gave valuable insights into how we can all remove the stigma surrounding mental health conditions and encourage early support and intervention.

Ivan Frkovic (MC), Queensland Mental Health Commissioner, and panelists Carly Jacobitz, Deputy Chief Executive—Child Youth and Family at Life Without Barriers, Jennifer Black, previous CEO of Queensland Alliance for Mental Health, and Jane Gardner, Global Head of Wellbeing at Lendlease are shown in the images above. Also pictured are CheckUP team members with a QMHW banner and brochures, and forum attendees.

Brisbane CheckUP team members attended the 2024 Queensland Mental Health Achievement Awards. Coordinated by Open Minds Australia, the awards celebrate individuals and communities making a meaningful contribution to the mental health sector by reducing stigma and providing practical support to people experiencing mental illness.

CheckUP proudly sponsored the Schools Award and would like to recognise all the incredible award nominees, finalists and winners dedicated to improving Queensland’s mental health outcomes. Congratulations to the winners of the Schools Award, Australian Trade College – North Brisbane, who won for their Powered by Positivity program.

Ivan Frkovic (MC), Queensland Mental Health Commissioner, is shown above with the Australian College – North Brisbane Schools Award winners, and Conor Blakely, QMHW Coordinator.

Want to learn more about QMHW?
Want to learn more about QMHW?

Queensland Mental Health Week (QMHW) is an annual awareness week that aims to shine a spotlight on individual and community mental health and wellbeing.

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.

Funded by the Queensland Government through the Queensland Mental Health Commission, Queensland Mental Health Week is coordinated by CheckUP and delivered through strong cross-sector collaboration.

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Need support?

The ‘Find help’ page on the Queensland Mental Health Week website links to helpful websites covering 24/7 help lines, gambling assistance, relationships, eating disorders, parenting and more.

If you need immediate support, Lifeline (13 11 14) and the Suicide Call Back Service (1300 659 467) are available 24/7. In an emergency, call 000.

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