Support when you need it

[Jason]

In a very challenging year, our community members have shown great resilience and character. It's been wonderful to see members helping and inspiring each other during the year by sharing helpful advice and their incredibly creative projects.

At Workshop we are really passionate believers in the power of community and how community can enable a sense of belonging, purpose and connection.

Supporting each other is key to getting through difficult times, and we are reminded on this R U OK? Day that support is always available when you need it. 

R U OK? Day encourages everyone to meaningfully connect with the people around them and start a conversation with anyone who might be struggling.

If you are having a difficult time, we'd encourage you to open up to someone you trust about how you're feeling. And if you've been dealing with tough emotions for longer than a couple of weeks, we would really encourage you to connect with a trusted health professional like your local doctor. If you need help or someone to talk to there are a number of helplines that you can call.

Australian resources include:

Lifeline - 24 hour telephone counselling - 131 114

Suicide Call Back Service - 24 hour telephone counselling – 1300 659 467

SANE Helpline - mental illness information, support and referral - 1800 187 263

beyondblue – Immediate support and information about depression, anxiety and related substance abuse disorders, treatments and help - 1300 224 636

Salvation Army - 24 hour telephone counselling - 1300 363 622

Men’s Line Australia - 24 hour telephone counselling - 1300 789 978

Kids Helpline - under 18 years of age - 1800 551 800

ReachOut - Support for young people

New Zealand resources include:

Suicide Crisis Helpline – 0508 828 865 

Lifeline – 0800 543 354 or (09) 5222 999 within Auckland

Depression Helpline (8 am to 12 midnight) – 0800 111 757

Healthline – 0800 611 116

Youthline – 0800 376 633, free text 234 or email talk@youthline.co.nz

Kidsline – 0800 54 37 54 – for young people up to 18 years of age. 

[diy_hausdesigns]

Great words @Jason 

It's forums like this that allow people to feel a sense of community and encourage purpose and connection whatever is going on in their lives. It truely helps serve a greater cause.

Well done to all the staff and forum members

Rufaro

[Jason]

Many thanks Rufaro (@diy_hausdesigns). 

Great to have you as part of the community. We appreciate your support.

Jason

[Aussie-Garden]

Could not agree more with the reply from @diy_hausdesigns.

Well done to yourself and @Jason for very good posts on the topic.

[ProjectPete]

Love this community. Invaluable in a multitude of ways. Thank you Jason, all members, Mitchell and Bunnings.

[Akanksha]

 R U OK? Day is here again – an important reminder to meaningfully connect with people around us and and start a conversation with those who may be struggling with the ups and downs of life.

This year’s theme is “No qualifications needed”, which states that you don't need to be an expert to reach out to talk to anyone. You just need to be able to have an open and honest conversation. The R U OK? organisation advocates that people with a strong sense of belonging are likelier to reach out and ask for help when needed.

At Bunnings Workshop, we continue celebrating the power of the community and how community can enable a sense of belonging, purpose and connection. We’ve seen many D.I.Y. projects come to fruition from the help they’ve received in Workshop, with many members proudly sharing they’ve become more confident as they progress along their D.I.Y. journey.

Connecting and sharing can indeed help to make things easier, and if you are having a difficult time, we'd encourage you to reach out to someone you trust about how you're feeling.

Visit the R U OK? website for more information. It also includes resources on how you can help someone in need.

Akanksha 

[CSParnell]

Well said

[Remarka6le]

It was a good R U OK day today. Our core male friend group makes a habit on checking in with each other every year on this day, offer either a group or private chat or even organise a get together to boost spirits. Really makes me appreciate having friends like that.