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💬 Dag 4: LGBTQ+ Mental Health 🏳️‍🌈

Being yourself shouldn’t come at the cost of your mental health.

Today, I’m focusing on the LGBTQ+ community — a group that shows incredible strength, creativity, and courage, yet faces some of the highest mental health risks due to stigma, discrimination, and lack of support.

Mental health struggles in LGBTQ+ individuals don’t happen because of who they are — they happen because of how society treats them.

💭 Did you know: 

41.9% of LGBTQ people had considered attempting suicide in the previous 12 months.

74% had considered attempting suicide at some point in their life.

39.5% reported experiencing social exclusion.

34% verbal abuse.

11.8% sexual assault.

3.6% harassment such as being spat at or offensive gestures.

3.9% attacked or assaulted with a weapon due to the sexual orientation or gender identity.

Many LGBTQ+ people feel unsafe seeking help due to fear of judgment or lack of inclusive services.

I stand with the LGBTQ+ community in demanding better. Better understanding. Better access to care. Better futures.

No one should have to hide who they are to feel safe. No one should be shamed for existing.

Let’s listen, learn, support, and be the allies we claim to be — not just in words, but in action. Ask R U Ok💛🖤🏳️‍🌈

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💬 Day 3: Women & Mental Health 🩷

“She’s just being emotional” is not a diagnosis.

Today, I’m focusing on the mental health of women — because while women are often the carers, the listeners, the glue holding everything together, they’re also deeply affected by mental health challenges, often in silence.

From hormonal changes to societal pressures, from unpaid caregiving to gender-based violence, women face a unique mental load that’s frequently misunderstood or dismissed.

💭 Did you know:

• Around 1 in 6 women experience depression in their lifetime. 1 in 3 experience anxiety. These issues disproportionately impact women at various ages.
  

• Mental health problems relating to fertility, childbearing or parenting are a common burden. Around 1 in 5 mothers experiences post-natal depression, and experiences such as ante-natal depression and post-partum psychosis are not uncommon. For other women, pressure around having children or inability to conceive can cause distress.

• Family, domestic and sexual violence are significantly more likely to be perpetrated against women, with 1 in 3 women experience violence in their lifetime. This has significant impacts for safety, mental health and wellbeing.

• • Some mental health disorders such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder are more than twice as likely to be experienced by women.
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are hospitalized for self-harm at twice the rate of non-Aboriginal women.
  •  Carers – around two-thirds of whom are female – have been shown to have the lowest collective wellbeing score of any group, with more than half of all carers found to have moderate depression.

Today, I want to honor the strength it takes for women to keep going, but also highlight the urgent need for support, space, and proper care.

Because women shouldn’t have to break to be heard. 🩷 Ask R U OK💛🖤

💬 Day 2: Youth & Children’s Mental Health 💛

💬 Day 2: Youth & Children’s Mental Health 💛

“Just a phase” is not an excuse to look the other way.

Today, I’m turning the spotlight toward children and young people — because mental health doesn’t wait until adulthood. It can start early, and for many of us, it does.

Too often, we dismiss signs of mental struggle in young people as moodiness, attention-seeking, or “just part of growing up.” But for so many kids, it’s far more serious — and without the right support, it can shape their entire future.

💭 Did you know:

• 3/4 of all mental health problems first appear in people under 24.

• 1 in 4 young Australians 16-24 years will experience mental health problems in any given year•

•  5.6% of Australian children have moderate to severe mental health problems. 

•  10.9% of Australian adolescents have deliberately injured themselves and 2.4% attempt suicide each year. 

• Many young people face overwhelming pressures — from school, social media, bullying, family breakdown, identity struggles, and more — but don’t know where to turn.

  Why is kids' mental health important 

  Having good mental health is key to healthy child development and wellbeing.

• Kids need good mental health so they can:

  • effectively deal with challenges,
  • adapt to change, express and regulate their emotions, feel good about themselves,
  • build healthy relationships with others and enjoy life

We need to listen harder. We need to believe them when they say they’re not okay. And we need to create environments where it's safe for them to open up, without fear, shame, or judgment.

This month, I’m raising awareness and funds so more young people can get the help they need — early, properly, and without stigma.

Let’s show them that their feelings are real, and that help is always within reach. 💛🖤

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💬 Day 1: Men & Mental Health 💙

“Strong” doesn’t mean “silent.”

Today, I'm shining a light on men’s mental health — a topic that is too often buried under the weight of outdated expectations.

Men are statistically less likely to reach out for help, less likely to be diagnosed, and more likely to die by suicide. This isn’t because they suffer less — it’s often because they feel they can’t speak up.

Whether it’s the pressure to be the “rock,” the “provider,” or the one who “just gets on with it,” too many men are taught from a young age to bottle things up. That silence can be heavy — even deadly.

💭 Did you know:

• On average- In Australia 9 people commit suicide everyday, 7 of which are men.

•  26% of men have admitted to delaying seeing their GP for help when they’ve needed it.
  

• 43% of men will struggle with anxiety and depression at some stage in their lives.
  

This week, I want to break that silence.

Let’s remind the men in our lives — fathers, brothers, partners, friends, colleagues — that vulnerability is not weakness. Speaking up is not shameful. Asking for help is not failure. 💙

If we can create a world where men feel safe to talk, to cry, and to heal — we can save lives.

 If this message resonates with you, please consider supporting my fundraiser this month. Every share, donation, and conversation helps make a difference. 

Ask R U OK? 💛🖤

Mental Health Day 2025

For the next 4 days, I’ll be shining a light on these groups:
1️⃣ Men
2️⃣ Youth & Children
3️⃣ Women
4️⃣ The LGBTQ+ Community

These groups are often deeply affected by mental health challenges, yet stigma, lack of access, or cultural pressures can keep their stories in the shadows. I want to change that — even if it's just a little.

By sharing facts and statistics, I hope to create a space where we can all learn, reflect, and stand together in compassion. Whether you’ve lived these experiences or are simply here to learn and support, your presence matters.

Together, let’s lift the silence and be part of the change. 

💛🖤 Ask R U OK 💛🖤

Day 3

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