World Mental Health Day - CEO Christine Morgan

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this world mental health day we're being

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called upon to make mental health and

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suicide prevention a global priority

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what a wonderful aspiration but in order

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to make that happen we have to begin

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with ourselves

Looking after our own mental health

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looking after our own Mental Health

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looking out for others taking an active

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role in looking after mental health and

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suicide prevention is one of the best

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things we can do for self-care

Looking out for others

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but we don't stand alone we're all

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members of communities

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so as we need to look after our own

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mental health as we need to be alert to

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the risk of suicide we also need to

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embed that within our communities our

Our communities

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communities are where we go to for help

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our communities are where we go to for

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support and our community's most

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importantly are where we can engage to

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join with others to make it a collective

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effort to look after our mental health

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our well-being and to look out for those

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who are at risk of suicide

Lets make mental health a global priority

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let's make mental health and well-being

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let's make Suicide Prevention not only a

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priority for our own self-care but a

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priority for our own communities because

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as we build community we may actually

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get to that goal of making mental health

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and suicide prevention a global priority

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let's join with that on this world

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mental health day

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Acknowledgement of Country

The Commission acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands throughout Australia.
We pay our respects to their clans, and to the elders, past and present, and acknowledge their continuing connection to land, sea and community.

Diversity

The Commission is committed to embracing diversity and eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of health services. The Commission welcomes all people irrespective of ethnicity, lifestyle choice, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity.

Lived Experience

We acknowledge the individual and collective contributions of those with a lived and living experience of mental ill-health and suicide, and those who love, have loved and care for them. Each person’s journey is unique and a valued contribution to Australia’s commitment to mental health suicide prevention systems reform.