Tag: mining mental health

IT could be the calming sensation you feel when you walk in the front door of your home and kick off your shoes, or sense of camaraderie you feel at your local sport club, or any attachment you feel to a place that reflects your identity – a sense of place can mean many things. It is something that architects and interior designers try to incorporate into their designs, and there is extensive research that shows not only how a positive attachment to the place where we live is important to identity, but that the absence of this connection can be devastating to mental health. A sense of place is not something normally associated with the clinical, sterile accommodation of...

BY CAMERON DRUMMOND   Last month, R U OK?  initiative the Conversation Convoy began its six week journey around Australia. This 14,000km, 20 community tour aims to give more people confidence to support those who are struggling, while raising awareness of support services across the country. R U OK?  chief executive Brendan Maher explains.   Q: How has RUOK?’s The Conversation Convoy been tracking?   It's been going really well. The communities we have visited have been highly receptive to our message and focus of reinforcing the 4-steps to having a conversation with someone who might be struggling with life.   Q: Working conditions in the mining industry (FIFO, remote locations) can create situations where the mental health of employees...