being involved in scouting as a leader for kids between 14 and 18 I see alot of kids opening their eyes to the big bad world. Part of my job so to speak is that I spend alot of time listening to their problems and issues and generally provide guidance and help them wade through what looks like a world ending issue. I am certainly one who values a talk and believes that the power of words and support is far greater than any medication. dont get me wrong im no Doctor, but i do know medication may be required in some cases.

On another note, given the number of replies to this topic it looks like this issue is quite passionate for most of us, as an online community perhaps we should show our support to a mental health organisation, we all have vans, we are in all positions of this wide brown land, surely someone smarter than me can think of a way we might be able to collectively offer something to a support organisation

I did have a quick look around the web this arvo and the following has been sourced from the Beyond Blue website:
http://www.beyondblue.org.au/index.aspx?

Mental Health week 9th to 15th of October 2011 http://www.beyondblue.org.au/index.a...nk_id=104.1379
During Mental Health Week, beyondblue will be encouraging everyone - individuals, community groups and workplaces - to help raise awareness of depression and anxiety, and reduce the associated stigma by ordering free beyondblue information and displaying it in your workplace or local community centre. Information resources for Mental Health Week can be ordered from our website from September.
Movember, facial hair for a cause during November http://www.beyondblue.org.au/index.a...nk_id=104.1265
The funds raised by Movember participants have been dedicated to improving men's health in rural, remote, regional and metro areas across Australia, by supporting beyondblue men's health projects
If i can get approval through work i'd happily take on a Movember challenge, as part of a mySANDMAN team...

some food for thought anyway.


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