Mental Health Month

The month of October brings us into Mental Health Month.

The term ‘mental health’ refers to the general state of a person’s mental wellbeing. Like our physical health, our mental health can change over time and in response to things happening around us. 

Even when we are in top physical health we do a number of things to help prevent ill-health (healthy eating, regular exercise etc). If we are in top mental health we can do a number of things to keep us this way as well such as ‘Tune In’ - the theme for Mental Health Month 2021. 

‘Tune in’ simply refers to being present in the moment, being aware of what is happening around and within you.

‘Tuning In’ can help in a number of ways such as:

• Building positive connections
• Building self-awareness 
• Reducing worrying
• Improving decision making

There are many things you can tune into:

• Yourself - what do you feel?
• Others - What are others feeling? How can we connect?
• Communities - What can you be part of?
• Stigma - How do attitudes around mental health and wellbeing impact a person’s ability to live the lives they want?

The calendar below has some ideas for each day of October that you may be able to try if you want to ‘Tune In’.

https://wayahead.org.au/download/tune-in-calendar/?wpdmdl=15019&refresh=6153bf39010e01632878393

Kelly Russell
School Counsellor