About Mental Health Month
What is Mental Health Month?
Mental Health Month is an annual event celebrated in over 100 countries in an effort to raise community awareness and understanding of mental illness, reduce the stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness, and promote positive mental health and wellbeing.
World Mental Health Day 2019 is Thursday 10 October.
When is Mental Health Month in the ACT?
Mental Health Month in the ACT runs throughout the month of October.
There are many ways you can get involved in Mental Health Month this October as an organisation or individual. Click here to see how you can be involved.
Many local Canberra groups and organisations are holding a variety of events including dragon boating and mindfulness workshops in the ACT throughout October. Take a look at our calendar to find out more information.
Our theme
The theme for Mental Health Month in the ACT each year is provided by a local individual, school or organisation.
The 2019 Mental Health Month theme for ACT is 'Conversations and Connection’.
This theme was submitted by XTend Life and Behavioural Coaching Canberra.
Intentional conversations are crucial to support mental health and wellbeing and reinforce the notion that we are not alone. Feeling connected to each other and our communities builds confidence, gives us a sense of belonging and brings meaning to our lives.
Join the local conversation online by using the hashtag #mentalhealthmonthact and show us how you are connecting with our community and having important conversations.
2018 Theme
The theme for Mental Health Month 2018 in the ACT is 'Identity & Growth'.
The theme was suggested by Hawker College, Canberra and means knowing who you are, accepting the past, and growing into your future. Mental illness should never define us, it is one small part of the person we are. It can't stop us from accomplishing everything we want to achieve. We need to be able to say "I'm me, I'm okay with me, I wouldn't change a thing".
#Iwouldntchangeathing
We thank community for their contribution of theme ideas for Mental Health Month 2018.
Hawker College has a fantastic Mental Health Student Action Group. This incredible group of students has been working with our event photographer Caitlin Welch to create a series of videos discussing mental health. In this moving video Chloe and Zac highlight the 2018 Mental Health Month ACT theme 'Identity & Growth' and hashtag #iwouldntchangeathing and share with us what the theme means to them.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Hawker College for our 2018 theme and Caitlin for generously donating her time to shoot and edit the videos and provide videography workshops for the students.
Funding Body
Mental Health Month is funded by:
Coordinating Body
Mental Health Month is coordinated and partially funded by:
Mental Health Community Coalition ACT
Partners
Mental Health Month would not be possible without the support of the following organisations.
