R U OK?

Sep 8, 2021

With mental health at an all-time high during the covid-19 pandemic, check in on your loved ones tomorrow by asking R U OK?.

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This year R U OK? is asking all Australians to consider how the people in their world are really going. Not just tomorrow for R U OK? Day but everyday.

Life’s ups and downs happen to all of us. So, chances are someone you know might be struggling.

Your genuine support can make a difference whatever they are facing, big or small.  You don’t need to be an expert to reach out - just a good friend and a great listener.

So, don’t wait until someone’s visibly distressed or in crisis. Make a moment meaningful and ask them how they’re really going. 

‘Are they really OK? Ask them today’. 

Use these four steps; your conversation could change a life. 

1. Ask R U OK?

2. Listen

3. Encourage action

4. Check in

R U OK? has developed free resources to help you encourage everyone in your school, workplace and community to think about who in their world might need to be asked how they’re really going and how to make a moment meaningful by asking “are you OK?”

For more information on how to start the conversation, what to do if someone you know is struggling or to download the free conversation guide visit ruok.org.au .

By McPherson Media Group