Queensland Mental Health Week

Queensland Mental Health Week

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Posted 2022-08-25 by Gillian Chingfollow

Sat 08 Oct 2022 - Sun 16 Oct 2022



Join in the conversation and activities to support health and wellness as part of the 2022 from 8 to16 October 2022.

is an annual event that aims to shine a spotlight on individual and community mental health and wellbeing. This year's theme is "Awareness, Belonging, Connection" This coincides with World Mental Health Day on 10 October.

The organisers recommend that the building blocks of wellness are to: Get Healthy, Keep Learning, Show Kindness, Connect More, Take Notice and Embrace Nature. Just some of the activities to support these wellness blocks include:

Walking Meditation and Yoga -Saturday, October 15 2022, 8:00 am, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens, Ashmore Road, Benowa



Free Art Therapy Workshop: How to Relax with Colour and Pattern Monday, October 10 2022, 9:30 am, With Natalie Lynch, Studio Yellow Manly West

A Cup of the Curious, Friday, October 14 2022, 9:00 am, Vacant Assembly, Montague Road, West End QLD, Australia Arts Exhibition and Arts events

The National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing found that:Over two in five Australians aged 16-85 years (43.7% or 8.6 million people) had experienced a mental disorder at some time in their life.One in five (21.4% or 4.2 million people) had a 12-month mental disorder.Anxiety was the most common group of 12-month mental disorders (16.8% or 3.3 million people).Almost two in five people (39.6%) aged 16-24 years had a 12-month mental disorder.

To find out more about and to get involved in the activities, be sure to head to the website here .

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