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NAIDOC Week is a time for all to come together and stand in solidarity to experience and be proud of the oldest living culture. The 2024 theme “Keep the fire burning Blak, Loud & Proud” symbolises strength and resilience of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It ensures that they stand loud and proud in modern day society while continuing to celebrate and practice their ancient customs. For more information and resources go to www.naidoc.org.au

The end of the financial year can be an overwhelming time for many. If you’re worried about money and taxes, visit our Support Toolkit to learn practical things you can do to manage stress and find support services that can help. Remember, this isn’t something you have to handle on your own. https://lnkd.in/gnjeAGX8

A huge thank you from Lifeline Australia CEO Colin Seery to The Push-Up Challenge 2024 participants supporting Lifeline. By pushing for better mental health awareness and suicide prevention, together we have raised vital funds to ensure we can continue to provide crucial moments of connection to any person in Australia, anytime, anywhere. Funds raised through The Push-Up Challenge enable us to answer more calls, texts and online-chat conversations via our 24-hour crisis support services, recruit and train more digital volunteers and continue to expand our suicide prevention support programs and awareness. Thank you to this year’s Push-Up Challenge participants and those who have generously supported their efforts. https://bit.ly/3XpvPGU

Our Wellbeing Lead Dr Ally Nicolopoulos sat down for an open and honest conversation with Triple M, Shaun Gough about the challenges men face in society today, the reasons behind their silence, strategies for breaking that silence, and how we can offer support. We encourage you all to spend some time today having a listen and sharing this powerful conversation with the men in your life - bit.ly/4cHKTnH   Today is Triple M’s No Talk Day and this year we are proud to have partnered with them and encourage their listeners, and all Australians, to check in with themselves and check in on their mates. If talking to a mate doesn’t feel right for you at this moment, you can always call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or visit talk.lifeline.org.au

To help Australians mentally and emotionally prepare for and recover from extreme weather events, NRMA Insurance and Lifeline Australia have created a range of online resilience resources. As part of their Help Nation initiative, we've partnered with NRMA Insurance to create online resilience resources within Lifeline’s Support Toolkit to help you and the people you care about build resilience, manage stress, and reduce the emotional impact of future natural disasters. The Toolkit provides actions people can take before, during and after an extreme weather event or natural disaster, including: • Practical strategies to manage stress and cope with uncertainty; • What to do if things are getting to be too much; and • Where to find tools, apps, and support services to help you move forward. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/gFZK62i3

Whether the person you care about realises they’re experiencing domestic and family violence (DFV) or not, your support can play a huge role in their safety and wellbeing. Visit our Support Toolkit to learn more tips for how to speak with someone experiencing DFV: https://lnkd.in/gZMgwpkg

A shout out to Victorian State Parliamentarians for signing up to The Push Up Challenge this week. Check out Tim Richardson MP as he gets the go ahead from Minister for Mental Health Ingrid Stitt MP to ‘jump’ 3,249 times each day for the 24-day challenge. Watch their tongue in cheek skit and show your support for The Push Up Challenge this June. https://lnkd.in/gC8ZymnT Like Tim, if ‘core strength isn’t a strength’ of yours, choose an exercise that suits you. Sign up to support Lifeline Australia and help ensure no Australian in crisis has to face their toughest moments alone: https://bit.ly/49DxyL4 Thank you for your support! 

It can be difficult to watch someone we care about stay in an unhealthy relationship. Visit our Support Toolkit to learn ways you can offer support: ll.org.au/how-to-support

Don't miss out on joining us in The Push-Up Challenge this June! This is your final opportunity to sign up your workplace or yourself, so get in quick! Together, we're tackling 3,249 push-ups to honour the 3,249 lives lost to suicide in 2022. By supporting us through The Push-Up Challenge you will be helping us to create an Australia free from suicide. To register for The Push-Up Challenge and support Lifeline, click here: https://bit.ly/49DxyL4

Today marks the start of National Reconciliation Week. This year's theme, "Now More Than Ever," is a reminder that the journey towards justice and the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will -and must- continue. We need connection, respect, action, and change. Now more than ever, we need reconciliation. If you or someone you know needs crisis support, please call Lifeline anytime on 13 11 14, or text us on 0477 13 11 14, or visit www.lifeline.org.au for our online chat service or for resources to self-manage what you’re going through. AII our crisis support services are available 24/7. We’re here for you.