#Iamwhole Bendigo campaign videos put focus on youth mental health

Check out these fantastic videos created by Bendigo YMCA to raise awareness around mental health for young people.

The videos are being rolled out this week as part of an #Iamwhole campaign we are running with Bendigo YMCA around World Mental Health Day on October 10.

The #Iamwhole campaign wants you to take an hour to do something good and positive for your mental health on World Mental Health Day.

A successful #Iamwhole campaign in the UK drew support from Ed Sheeran and James Corden.

There are five videos in the #Iamwhole Bendigo campaign series covering topics such as the issues concerning high school students today, advice for teenagers, caring for your mental health and young people providing advice on what to do if you're struggling.

The first video was launched on Monday with the rest to follow through the week.

Watch these great videos!

Video 1: What do high school kids worry about?

Watch now: https://youtu.be/SQpa5-zaKpM

Get links to more great videos from this #iamwhole series below.

#Iamwhole campaign urges you to take an hour for yourself on World Mental Health Day

We're excited to team up with the Bendigo YMCA for an #Iamwhole campaign encouraging people to take an hour for themselves on October 10 for World Mental Health Day.

If it's good enough for Ed Sheeran and James Corden to support the UK version of #Iamwhole, well, we're on board too!

Mental health has emerged as the biggest issue of concern for a generation of  young people.

Did you know:

• Suicide is the leading cause of death of young Australians.
• Research shows 75% of all adult mental health conditions have emerged by the age of 24.
• One in four young Australians meet the criteria for a probable mental illness.

Staggering statistics and proof something needs to be done to raise awareness and get people thinking seriously about their mental health.

After the great success of our #5ways to Wellbeing campaign in May and our R U OK Day partnership with Bendigo Marketplace last month, we grabbed the chance to keep the momentum going with this #Iamwhole campaign.

This is about getting you to think not only about your own mental health but loved ones, friends and workmates around you.

To watch some great #Iamwhole videos made by Bendigo YMCA highlighting mental health issues and youth click here

The #Iamwhole campaign is designed to tackle stigma by normalising conversations about mental health and encourage you and everyone else in the world to take a whole hour on World Mental Health Day to do something that's good for your mental health.

So we have partnered with the Bendigo YMCA to work with schools, businesses and community organisations to get involved in the #Iamwhole campaign.

#standwithcommunityhealth campaign to raise awareness of value to Bendigo

Bendigo Community Health Services is supporting a Victorian Healthcare Association campaign called ‘We Stand With Community Health’ in the lead up to the Victorian election in November.

The #standwithcommunityhealth campaign was launched at Star Health in Melbourne today.

The focus will be raising awareness of the role community health services play in Victoria and getting all political parties to pledge support for a number of ‘asks’ in the lead up to the election, including:

• New community health centres where the public need them.
• $60 million every year to improve outdated facilities.
• Increased funding to enable community health services to keep pace with a growing population.
• Better leveraging community health to reduce pressure on Victoria’s public hospital emergency departments.
• Support for community health services to provide an even stronger health safety net for vulnerable Victorians.
• Increased public dental funding, so people can access care when they need it.

These ‘asks’ were chosen after VHA consulted with community health services to determine the biggest needs across all platforms and for this reason do not just reflect our priorities alone.

We have raised the importance of prevention and the need for a workforce strategy to attract health professionals to regional areas and these will be included in our local discussions with our sitting members and candidates.

We have written to Bendigo MPs, candidates and large organisations seeking campaign support.