Content warning – Please note the contents of the project page contains individual’s stories and experiences with mental health, and may be confronting or bring thoughts of one’s own trauma.

Bundaberg Regional Council’s Community Development team and the Youth Development Action Team (YDAT) are encouraging community response in relation to their Queensland Mental Health Week (QMHW) campaign to foster conversations and break down barriers and stigma around mental health.

YDAT, in conjunction with Council, will be setting up a pop-up kiosk at Hinkler Central Shopping Centre during QMHW on 8^th-16^th October 2022.

The purpose of this will be to spread awareness of mental health and foster inclusion by bringing people together through the power of experiences. Sharing these experiences will not only build awareness, but will develop our region’s understanding of mental health, whilst educating them on the lived experience and recovery process.

This can only be achieved through your and the community’s participation by submitting stories, anecdotes, experiences or words of support surrounding mental health. Specifically, we encourage you to share the path you, a family member, or a friend have taken to overcome difficult situations in your life, even though you or they may still be continuing a recovery journey.

The project aims to share your or your friends and family’s positive mental health experiences with the Bundaberg region community to provide insight into the struggles and triumphs of others in the region. Highlighting that ‘YOU ARE NOT ALONE’.

Your stories

With Queensland Mental Health Week finally here, we want to thank those courageous people who shared their stories or experiences and provided positive words of support to the community. These shared experiences have educated the Bundaberg community on the lived experience of those suffering from mental health and those thriving in recovery. We hope this conversation around mental health will continue beyond this week and become a normal everyday topic we feel more comfortable to discuss.

Remember if you, a friend or a family member need support, please reach out to any of the services/supports as noted here on our page. You can chat, text, call or see them in person, you are never alone and there is always someone willing to support you.

Please have a read of the powerful, personal stories here and comment, below.