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R U OK?Sponsors
R U OK? is grateful to our sponsors who support R U OK?Day and the various R U OK? programs.
The R U OK? Foundation’s strategic direction is shaped by the Australian Government’s LIFE Framework, the advice of the mental health and suicide prevention sector, researchers and other suicide prevention experts. Our sponsors help fund these priorities but respect our independence and our partnerships with relevant experts.
If you’re interested in sponsorship opportunities with R U OK?, take a look at the Become a sponsor page.
Principal Sponsor
Medibank Community Fund is commited to supporting initiatives that enable people to live longer in good health. Each year, one per-cent of Medibank's pre-tax profit is invested in the fund to support priority program areas. As part of its effort to prevent suicide and to help stop little problems becoming bigger, Medibank Community Fund is proud to be the Principal Sponsor of R U OK?Day. It hopes to encourage all Australians to reach out to anyone they’re concerned about and taking the time to ask, ‘Are you ok?’Reducing Australia’s high suicide rate is a national priority. According to ABS figures, more than 2,100 Australians take their life each year.
Major Sponsor
Gloria Jean’s Coffees is committed to building and changing lives. Since 2009, its global foundation With Heart has invested more than $1. 2 million into helping communities locally and globally. Gloria Jean’s Coffee Houses across Australia are proud to participate in R U OK?Day as a Major Sponsor by encouraging Australians to connect with a colleague, friend or loved one over a coffee and ask, ‘Are you ok?’ More than 2,100 Australians suicide each year. By staying connected with people around us, we can all make a difference and help reduce the number of deaths each year.
R U OK? Afield Sponsor
Bristow is the world's largest provider of helicopter transportation services. The first civil helicopter transport company to work in the oil and gas industry, Bristow has provided exceptional transportation, production management and related services for more than 50 years. Bristow's commitment to the safety and health of our employees has expanded in the past few years, most recently with our adoption of an R U OK?Day across our global operations. Today with so many families experiencing stress, we want to make sure we take the time to ask 'Are you ok?' A simple question that can save a life.
"We have been impressed with R U OK? since last year, when our Australian business unit participated in the national R U OK?Day.
R U OK? at Work Sponsor
SuperFriend is a national mental health promotion foundation that helps not for profit superannuation funds to promote and support improved mental health and wellbeing for their members, through their workplaces. Created by the Industry Funds Forum, SuperFriend collaborates with industry funds, group life insurers and the mental health sector to facilitate targeted workplace mental health initiatives for members of these funds. SuperFriend’s work focuses on the development, promotion and facilitation of information, resources, programs and research about mental health. By improving the understanding of mental health and mental illness in individuals and workplaces, SuperFriend influences the policies and practices that foster mentally healthy, supportive work environments. SuperFriend is proud to be the 2012 R U OK? at Work sponsor.
