RU Okay Day 2024

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Posted 2024-09-01 by Gillian Ching ⇒ follow

Thu 12 Sep 2024

The day to check in on family, friends and colleagues and ask one simple but important question about how they are doing could make a huge difference in their lives.

The national mental health initiative " RU OK Day ** is on 12 September 2024 and is a time to reach out to those close and near to you to check in on their mental well-being. Pick up the phone, call by a home, send a note to someone you know and ask RU OK?

The day of action aims to create a world where everyone is connected and protected from suicide. To help you plan your activities, head to the website to check out the Guide to Supporting R U OK where you can find support material like posters, social media tiles, digital assets and more.

RUOK Day was started in 2009 by Gavin Larkin the life-changing suicide of his father, Barry Larkin. He turned this into a cornerstone to help others and seem to possibly prevent similar tragedies.

Suicide Rates in Australia

While RUOK Day officially falls on 12 September, the need and significance of the initiative matter every day. Statistics show that Suicide is the leading cause of death among young people;

In 2022 to 23:

Two-thirds of people hospitalised for intentional self-harm injuries were female (66%, or 16,251 hospitalisations);

The rate of intentional self-harm hospitalisations was higher for females than males (124 compared with 66 per 100,000 population);

The rate for females aged 0–14 years increased from 41 in 2019 to 2020 to 72 per 100,000 population in 2021to 22 and decreased to 66 per 100,000 population in 2022–23;

The rate for males aged under 14 years has increased from 4.8 in 2008 to 2009 to 8.9 per 100,000 population in 2022 to 23. However, out of all intentional self-harm hospitalisations among under 14-year-olds (males and females), the proportion for males has decreased from 21% to 12%.

So be sure to reach out and check on those close to you and ask "R U OK?" By making a phone call, sending a text, or catching up in person, one simple conversation could change a life.

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