The theme for 10th October 2023 World Mental Health Day, set by the World Foundation of Mental Health, is ‘Mental health is a universal human right’.
In the midst of all the mental health awareness activities and celebrations, our dedicated mental health team reflected on the best way to implement self-care in our daily routines, raise awareness about mental health issues, promote mental well-being, and advocate for better mental health care.
The day was the day to make a change. While our purpose is to help patients with their wellness journeys, we also focus on the wellbeing of our staff and value their achievements:
For Mindfront Health team, the day was also known as “Psychotherapist’s Day” filled with laughter and fun events. A series of fun games including “You Are the Most Precious”, “Blessing Delivery”, “Lucky Gacha”, “Race to the Top” helped participants better understand, compliment, and bless each other.
In the long-waited session “Time Treasure Chest”, where everyone opened the “time capsules” and read letters they wrote one year ago – with curiosity and best wishes. Fortunately, we accompanied each other, and the past year witnessed our joint progress. And then, the team wrote down new capsules and sealed their new blessings.
Mindfront Medical was invited by NYU Shanghai to interact with students. Look! Little Koala, Mindfront’s Mascot shared mental health-related knowledge, and played games with new friends. They enjoyed a wonderful day together.
In Aurora Healthcare Australia, our team reflected on the best way to implement self-care in our daily routines. We were also well into Mental Health Month in NSW and Mental Health Week in Queensland.
Above we share our best tips for self-care this month – raw, unedited, straight from the mouths (or pens) of those in the mental health industry.
Belmont Private Hospital hosted its annual Art & Craft Exhibition which included a significant number of contributions from patients. All the entries from Belmont Art Community were outstanding. The team was grateful to all who made this yearly tradition happen.
Staff and doctors at Robina Private Hospital were passionate about supporting “Odd Socks Day” to help to reduce the stigma around mental health in a fun way.
As part of our Mental Health Week celebrations, Robina Private Hospital hosted a special “Express Yourself” event with our team and patients to promote and support inclusivity and positive expression in the LGBTQIA+ community.
October is a huge month for those of us in the mental health industry. It is also the time of year where inevitable “end of year fatigue” starts to slowly creep into many of us – it’s a great time to implement self-care.
Thank you, our amazing mental health team for what you have done. Wish you all stay healthy both physically and mentally every day, and make a change for yourself, your family and friends, and the world!
