General News
7 September, 2022
Conversations are important
TODAY is the national day of action when Australians are reminded that every day is the day to ask, ‘are you OK?’ And a meaningful conversations have already started in Loddon communities. A team from Inglewood and Districts Health Service on...
TODAY is the national day of action when Australians are reminded that every day is the day to ask, ‘are you OK?’
And a meaningful conversations have already started in Loddon communities.
A team from Inglewood and Districts Health Service on Tuesday spoke at Bridgewater’s The Bridge community morning tea.
And on Wednesday, the team shared the mental health and wellbeing message with health service staff at a luncheon in Inglewood.
Today, the RUOK? community conversation was with Loddon Shire staff in Wedderburn,
IDHS community, consumer and volunteer engagement officer Cindy Gould said community conversations were vital to staying connected and knowing how to respond if someone said they were not ok in the community.
“It’s important to encourage action and offer support: for example saying, How can I help?, What would help take the pressure off?, and then making time for that can really help, as well as checking in later,” Cindy said.