Drew Weaver on LinkedIn: How to help when you’re worried about someone’s mental health - Black Dog… (2024)

What a great way to wrap up a bloody big week!A catch up with Penny Crawford from Crawford Boots at the Sullivan's Mining Expo today here in Cobar.All we needed was Steven Poznik to make a complete set!And a massive thankyou again to Aurelia Metals Peak Gold Mines for supporting the 'Stomp out the Stigma' Campaign. PS - not actually the end of my week, still got another 6 days to go....

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Its been a hell of a day, thats for sure. I gave two presentations at Aurelia Metals Peak Gold Mines (PGM) to the Mining Teams today to introduce the Crawford Boots and Dirty Hole Designs Steven Poznik's 'Stomp Out The Stigma' Mental Health Campaign. Normally I'm never nervous about speaking to groups about anything but found myself literally shaking with nerves. Who'd of thought speaking openly about mental health would be so hard.I think I managed to get the message out without mucking it up too much. And thankyou to everyone who stopped in for a chat afterwards. Together we can Stomp Out The Stigma surrounding Mental Health.A special shout out to the Management at PGM for allowing me to speak.

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As anyone who has followed my posts will see, I have become a big supporter of Crawford Boots and Dirty Hole Designs 'Stomp Out the Stigma' Campaign that will be running through June. The campaign is aimed at reducing the stigma associated with those suffering from mental health issues and encouraging them to seek the support and help they need, while also raising funds for the Black Dog InstituteFor people with mental health issues, the social stigma and discrimination they experience can make their problems worse, making it harder to recover. It may cause the person to avoid getting the help they need because of the fear of being stigmatised.Some of the effects of stigma include:• Feelings of shame, hopelessness and isolation• Reluctance to ask for help or to get treatment• Lack of understanding by family, friends or others• Fewer opportunities for employment or social interaction• Bullying, physical violence or harassment• Self-doubt – the belief that you will never overcome your illness or be able to achieve what you want in life.We all have a role to play in creating a mentally healthy community – one that is inclusive, rejects discrimination and supports recovery. Ways to help include:• Learning the facts about mental illness and sharing them with family, friends, work colleagues and classmates• Getting to know people with personal experiences of mental illness so you learn to see them for the person they are rather than their illness.• Not judging, label or discriminate when you meet people with mental illness. Treat all people with respect and dignity.• Avoiding using language that puts the illness first and the person second. Say ‘a person with bipolar disorder’ rather than ‘that person is bipolar’.• Saying something when you hear people around you making stereotypical or inaccurate comments about mental illness.• Sharing your own experience of mental illness (if you have experienced it). This will help dispel myths and encourage others to do the same.Mental illness is not something shameful that needs to be hidden.#no2bootsno2minds

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According to theWorld Health Organization, more than 700,000 people die due to suicide every year. The organization also notes that one of the barriers to effective care is the social stigma associated with mental disorders.It's time to Stomp out the Stigma of Mental Health.

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So extremely proud to be part of the Shogun Family this week.It wasn't easy. But the best things never are.

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