Mental Health Month – Connection Goes a Long Way In Deni, we look out for each other. Sometimes the hardest thing to do is take the first step. Being brave enough doesn’t mean having everything worked out. Sometimes it simply means recognising that something doesn’t feel right — and being brave enough to look for help. Being Brave Enough to Take the First Step The Brave Enough initiative began in Deniliquin last October, when Jelena Dokic joined our community and spoke openly
Saturday 10 October is World Mental Health Day – a day to raise awareness about mental health, reduce stigma and encourage people to reach out for support when they need it. It is also a reminder that, as a community, we all have a role to play in looking out for each other, reaching out when we are concerned about someone and helping them connect with support when needed. This year’s global theme is “Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change.” Lived experience simply
Tthroughout Mental Health Month, we’re reminding our community that connection matters — and that in Deni, we look out for each other. This week, our focus is on HELP. ANYWHERE, ANYTIME. Sometimes we can convince ourselves that what we’re going through isn’t “serious” enough to ask for help. We might be feeling low, worried, overwhelmed or simply having a difficult time — and think we should just manage it ourselves. But reaching out doesn’t have to wait until things become o
In Deni, we look out for each other. This Mental Health Month, we’re reminding each other that connection goes a long way. And sometimes one of the most important ways we can connect is by helping each other Share the Load. Sometimes life gets heavy. Work, family, finances, relationships, grief, health worries or just a whole lot of little things happening at once can start to pile up. That’s when connection can really matter. Sharing the load goes both ways. It might mean re
Halloween will look a little different in Deni this year, with the Deniliquin Mental Health Awareness Group bringing our annual free family Halloween event into the daytime. Join us on Saturday 31 October from 11 am to 1 pm at Waring Gardens for two hours of Spooktacular fun, activities and safe trick-or-treating for the whole family. The Deni MHAG committee has been thinking for some time about how we could make the event a little easier for families to attend. In previous y
A Little Connection Goes a Long Way This year’s Mental Health Month theme, A Little Connection Goes a Long Way, highlights how everyday moments of connection can support our mental wellbeing. At Deni MHAG, we’d like to use Mental Health Month to focus on what that can mean for us as a community here in Deniliquin. For us, it starts with a simple message: In Deni, we look out for each other. It’s about all of us taking some responsibility for the wellbeing of our community — n
