DUBBO will play host to a packed program of activities to mark Mental Health Month in October.
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The Dubbo Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol Health Promotion and Prevention Unit is organising a series of events with the theme of Be YOUnique, and the Mental Health Month Committee met at Dubbo this week in the lead-up to the events.
Health Promotion and Prevention Officer Yvonne Muyambi said Western NSW Local Health District was working in partnership with various non-government organisations to host information stalls at the Farmers Markets in Lions Park Dubbo, a family fun day, and movie night at Old Dubbo Gaol.
"We will also be holding training days in Mental Health First, Suicide Intervention Skills; and walks to raise postnatal depression awareness and suicide awareness," she said.
Information stalls at the Farmers Markets on October 4 and 18 will aim to raise mental health awareness with brochures and information about mental illness and local mental health services located in Dubbo and surrounding regions.
Mental health issues will affect one in five Australians every year.
Mental Health Month was an opportunity for people to look at how they are feeling and focus on ways in which they can enhance their social and emotional wellbeing, thereby building their personal resilience and support networks, according to Ms Muyambi.
"This year's theme of Be YOUnique promotes the importance of being ourselves and celebrating our strengths and weaknesses," she said.
"It also promotes an understanding of the impact that being proud of our own individuality can have on our wellbeing.
"We should also take the opportunity to support the people in our lives and celebrate their own individual qualities that make them unique."
for information visit www.mentalhealth.asn. au or call into the information stall at the Dubbo Farmers Markets on October 4 or 18.
Anyone with concerns about mental health can call the Mental Health Line on free call 1800 011 511 or contact their GP.