beyondblue and
Rotary District 9830 Community Partnership
Movember Movember,
Men across Australia were encouraged to signed up for the annual campaign that raises awareness and funds for depression/anxiety and prostate cancer.
beyondblue is a major beneficiary of the campaign, with The Movember Foundation committing $9 million to beyondblue from funds raised in 2009.
28 October 2010 -- Post Natal Depression week November 14 -20
Adjusting to life as a mother can be difficult. In fact, for many women, having a baby is the most significant life-changing event they will ever experience. Adjusting to this major life change, as well as coping with the day-to-day stress of a new baby, can make some women more likely to experience depression at this time, particularly if they've experienced depression in the past.
More details on beyondblue website
26 October 2010- - Movember Movember,
Mo Bros and Mo Sistas have gathered at events across the nation recently to launch Movember, an annual awareness and fundraising campaign that grows in popularity every year.
At the start of Movember, the month formerly known as November, guys register with a clean-shaven face. Known as Mo Bros, they then have the remainder of the month to grow and groom their moustaches, and along the way raise awareness about men's health issues, including depression/anxiety and prostate cancer.
Mo Sistas play a very important role too by supporting their work mates and partner's quests to avoid the razor for 30 days.
The Movember Foundation works with beyondblue throughout the year to help change the face of men's health in Australia and:
- generate awareness of depression, anxiety and related disorders
- reduce the associated stigma
- encourage men to talk about these conditions
- encourage men to seek help for themselves or their mates.
So to all you Mo Bros out there, don't forget to put those razors away! And Mo Sistas - your support for their hirsute pursuits is appreciate.
All organisations whose staff register with Movember as MO Bros or MO Sistas are entitled to workshops up to the value of $2,500 from the award winning beyondblue National Workplace Program. The sessions must be held by 31st March 2011.
Leonie Young, CEO of beyondblue discusses the impact of Movember funds.
Register here....http://au.movember.com/register/
http://www.beyondblue.org.au/index.aspx?link_id=4.1028
16 October 2010 -- Beyond Blue partnership launched
Rotary Tasmania, District 9830 has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Beyond Blue organisation for this Rotary year. The main focus of the joint agreement between beyondblue and District 9830, is to raise awareness for depression and anxiety, and to remove the stigma from the words Mental Health. The partnership will see events such as health forums and mental he
ath days held throughout the state.
This partnership was launched with a gala dinner at Ulverston on 16 October.
Pictured is DG Ted Richie welcoming Leonie Young , CEO of Beyond Blue with Jenny Simms President of the Ulverstone West Rotary Club which hosted the Gala Dinner.
beyondblue CEO Leonie Young said this is a great opportunity for people to find out more about the signs and symptoms of anxiety and depression, and where to get help. "Around one million people in Australia live with depression and a further two million have an anxiety disorder, yet less than half seek help. So it's important to encourage people to talk openly about their mental health," she says. "We hope that everyone will acknowledge that it's OK to talk about how you're feeling, that support and effective treatments are available and no one needs to try to get better on their own."
Guest speaker was Nathan Thompson ex Hawthorn and North Melbourne AFL player who told of his struggle and recovery from depression.
Similar events will be held in Hobart and Launceston later.
September 2010 -- Beyond Blue Memorandum of Understanding
Rotary Tasmania, District 9830 has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Beyond Blue organisation . The main focus of the joint agreement between beyondblue and District 9830, is to raise awareness for depression and
anxiety, and to remove the stigma from the words Mental Health.
The agreement will be launched at a "Gala Dinner " on 16 October at Ulverstone which high profile speakers. Booking details to attend this dinner will be available shortly. A similar function will be held in Hobart and Launceston later in the Rotary year. The partnership will also see events such as health forums and mental health days held throughout the state.
Half a million working days are lost every month to depression in Australia. See details about Beyond Blue on their website http://www.beyondblue.org.au
Links
beyondblue partnership launch
beyondblue website http://www.beyondblue.org.au
Mental Health in the workplace
Post Natal Depression week 14 -20 November 2010