News from the College Counsellors

On Thursday 14 September, our school community celebrated R U OK? Day. 

R U OK? Day is the national day of action dedicated to encouraging people to stay connected and have conversations that can help others through difficult times in their lives. The day is a reminder to everyone that any day is the day to ask “are you ok?” 

During recess, students wrote notes of encouragement to their MSCW sisters, chatted to members of the Wellbeing Team and ate delicious cupcakes. A big thank you to TAS Teacher Ms Erin Healey for baking the very popular cupcakes.

In Community Time, the focus was on how we can invest more time in our personal relationships, build the capacity of informal support networks – friends, family and colleagues – and ways to have a conversation if we identify signs of distress or difficulty and connect that person to appropriate support, long before they are in crisis.

If you or someone you know needs support, contact your local doctor or one of the below crisis lines, available 24/7:

Lifeline (13 11 14; lifeline.org.au) – Crisis support and suicide prevention services. Text support is also available on 0477 13 11 14.

Beyond Blue (1300 224 636; beyondblue.org.au) – Advice, referral and support from a trained mental health professional.

Kids Helpline (1800 55 1800; kidshelpline.com.au) – Free and confidential phone and online counselling service for young people aged 5-25.

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