My Mental Health
Keeping Mentally Healthy
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What is mental health?
Being mentally healthy is essential for overall wellbeing. It’s about being able to take pleasure and satisfaction from life and cope with hassles and challenges.
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Mental Wellbeing Quiz
You can take the first step in boosting your mental wellbeing by completing our interactive Act Belong Commit Mental Wellbeing Quiz.
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How do I keep mentally healthy?
For good mental health: Act – do something! Belong – do something with someone.
Commit – do something meaningful.
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Where to get help?
There are many resources, organisations and helplines you can refer to for further information and support with your mental health. Use the menu on this page below to select the support most relevant to you.
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Activity Finder
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Volunteering
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Goal-setting
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Belonging
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Arts and mental wellbeing
Tips for Me
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Aboriginal People
Act Belong Commit’s ‘Standing Strong Together’ message emphasises the dependency of social and emotional wellbeing on interactions with family and community and connection to Country and culture.
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Culturally and linguistically diverse people
No matter your background, there are many ways you can Act Belong Commit to protect and promote your mental health and wellbeing.
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Translated resources
Act Belong Commit partnered with a number of key organisations to provide access to resources for culturally and linguistically diverse people.
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New Parents
Becoming a new parent is life-changing and amazing but it’s also a time when we need to prioritise our own mental wellbeing.
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School-Aged Children
Looking after your child’s mental health and wellbeing is just as important as looking after their physical health. There are lots of things we can do to support children.
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Seniors
In our later years it’s more important than ever to protect our mental wellbeing, guided by the principles of Act Belong Commit.
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Young Adults
Being mentally healthy is essential for overall wellbeing. It’s about being able to take pleasure and satisfaction from life and cope with hassles and challenges.
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COVID-19
Here you’ll find guidance and information, from trusted and reliable sources, to help keep mentally healthy during COVID-19.
Initiatives
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Health Awareness Calendar
Use this to plan your promotional activities for 2024.
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Emotion cards
Act Belong Commit has produced a set of Emotion Cards designed to encourage children to explore and reflect on their feelings, helping them to identify and understand their emotions.
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‘Words to live by’: A Storytelling Series
No matter your background or age, the ‘Words to live by’ video series showcases there are many ways you can Act Belong Commit to protect and promote your mental health and wellbeing.