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This section has the latest news from the team about our planned activities, who we’re working with, and program developments.
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R U OK? adapts its approach to targeting teenagers
13/05/2013
The R U OK? Foundation will be providing new R U OK? at School resources in July 2013, designed to actively involve students in any school-based activities. The decision was made after almost 250 teachers and students were asked to give survey feedback on what would help them promote the importance of meaningful connection with students aged 14-18 years. ‘What the survey feedback revealed was that teachers were the principal drivers of any school based activities,’ said R U OK? Campaign Manager Rebecca Lewis.
Has a conversation changed your life?
10/05/2013
Convincing all people to ask ‘are you ok?’ regularly and meaningfully is a hard sell. While some find it easy to talk to someone about how they’re going (particularly women), others find it daunting and uncomfortable (particularly men upwards of 35 years). There’s also the lingering question of whether talking about it actually makes a difference.
Merchandise to celebrate R U OK?Day
08/05/2013
To help more people start a conversation on R U OK?Day on 12 September 2013, we will be stocking new products and have updated existing designs to include illustrated tips on how to ask the question in a meaningful way. To help you plan, you will also be able to buy pre-packaged merchandise boxes. R U OK? office merchandise box (suitable for workplaces with up to 50 employees) has coffee cups, post-it notes, mini footballs, balloons, plastic pens, lapel pins, A3 posters and conversation cards.
New strategy to make every conversation count
06/05/2013
As part of its new strategic direction, the R U OK? Foundation will be exclusively focusing on the person asking the question rather than the person struggling with life. Based on feedback from a variety of stakeholders, R U OK? will dedicate itself to educating and inspiring all people to ask ‘are you ok?’ in a positive and meaningful way. CEO Janina Nearn said there are already numerous organisations targeting people requiring emotional and mental health support and R U OK? wanted to ensure it wasn’t replicating the efforts of its partner organisations.
R U OK? Foundation wins Don Ritchie Award
31/01/2013
The R U OK? Foundation has won the inaugural Don Ritchie Award for its work in preventing suicide by encouraging people to regularly and meaningfully connect.
The NSW Don Ritchie Award is auspiced by the NSW Government and recognises individuals and organisations in NSW that have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to suicide prevention in their local area.
The R U OK? Foundation has won the inaugural Don Ritchie Award for its work in preventing suicide by encouraging people to regularly and meaningfully connect.
1 in 3 Australians get involved in 4th R U OK?Day
24/10/2012
One in 3 Australians took part on R U OK?Day in 2012. Of this number, close to 70% of people asked someone face-to-face 'are you ok?'The independent survey also found that the numbers of Australians participating on the national day of action increased to 33% in 2012 from 19% in 2011. R U OK? Foundation CEO and co-founder Janina Nearn says the results are extremely positive for a national campaign in its fourth year, with awareness increasing to 65% in 2012 from 15% in 2009.
R U OK?Day Timelapse Video
28/09/2012
R U OK? logo on Bondi Beach
Volunteers, ambassadors and R U OK? team members descended on Bondi beach in the early hours of R U OK?Day 2012 to be part of an aerial televised photo shoot. The group of close to a thousand people were helping raise awareness for our national day of action, R U OK?Day. Forming the ‘R U OK?’ on the beach was televised nationally and also photographed, to act as a reminder to the Australian public of the power of community action and to help spread the message of community connectedness that R U OK?Day promotes.
Volunteers, ambassadors and R U OK? team members descended on Bondi beach in the early hours of R U OK?Day 2012 to be part of an aerial televised photo shoot. The group of close to a thousand people were helping raise awareness for our national day of action, R U OK?Day. Forming the ‘R U OK?’ on the beach was televised nationally and also photographed, to act as a reminder to the Australian public of the power of community action and to help spread the message of community connectedness that R U OK?Day promotes.
New school initiative encourages students to reach out
09/08/2012
With suicide the leading cause of death among young people aged 15 – 24 in Australia, the R U OK? Foundation this morning launched a schools-focused mental health program aimed at encouraging students to start open and honest conversations about their emotional wellbeing. R U OK? at School was officially launched in Sydney at Canterbury Boys High School by Federal Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, The Hon Mark Butler MP, and will help Australian teenagers support each other through the ups and downs of school life. The new initiative will complement the message of R U OK?Day, a national day of action which is the second Thursday of every September, aimed at promoting the importance of regular connection with others in an effort to help reduce Australia’s high suicide rate.
