Sometimes the most powerful thing one person can do for another is simply show up. Not with advice. Not with answers. Just with presence. It could be a text, a walk, a question asked with genuine care. It sounds small. It isn’t. For a young person navigating a difficult stretch, a moment of real connection
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By Dominique Robert-Hendren, CEO and Clinical Psychologist, SDECC World Mental Health Day on 10 October is a timely reminder that awareness, while important, is not enough. The 2026 global theme, “Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change”, asks us to go further: to ensure people with lived experience are not simply invited to tell
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R U OK? Day, happens every year on the second Thursday of September and is a reminder that a single conversation can make a real difference. This year it’s on the 10 September 2026. It is a day to remind us to check in with the people around us, to notice when someone seems a
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Wear It Purple Day, observed on 28 August each year, is a moment to stand with LGBTQIA+ young people and celebrate diversity, inclusion and the right of every young person to feel safe, valued and supported. This year’s theme, Colours of Courage, reminds us that courage is not only about visibility; it is also about
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Youth Week 2026 is a chance to celebrate young people’s creativity, leadership and contribution to community life. The 2026 theme, Dream. Dare. Do., speaks to possibility while reminding us that young people thrive when the adults and services around them actively protect safety, stability and connection. It also offers a practical lens for how we
