- Culture, engagement and wellbeing<\/a>\n
- \n\t
- Values in Action<\/a>\n\t
- \n\t\t
- Compassion<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t
- High Performance<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t
- Integrity<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t
- Respect<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t
- Teamwork<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t
- Staff Shout Out<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t
- Workshops<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t
- Staff wellbeing<\/a>\n\t
- \n\t\t
- Workplace wellbeing<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t
- Financial wellbeing<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t
- Social wellbeing<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t
- Physical wellbeing<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t
- Mental wellbeing<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion<\/a>\n\t
- \n\t\t
- Multicultural Health<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t
- Spiritual Support Services<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t
- Disability resources<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t
- Pride in Metro North<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t
- Support services<\/a>\n\t
- \n\t\t
- Staff Psychology Service<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t
- R U OK?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t
- Peer Responder Program<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t
- TELUS Health \u2013 Employee Assistance Program<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t
- Post critical incident staff support<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t
- Domestic and Family Violence Support<\/a>\n\t\t
- \n\t\t\t
- What is domestic and family violence?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t
- Support a colleague experiencing domestic and family violence<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t
- Staying safe online<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t
- Support and resources<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t
- Training<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t
- Policies, guidelines and legislation<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t
- Employee engagement<\/a><\/li>\n\t
- Leadership in Action<\/a><\/li>\n\t
- Tools and resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>R U OK?
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<\/h1><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div>\nSince 2020, Metro North has been a proud supporter of the R U OK? Program, a suicide prevention initiative that promotes early intervention and team connectedness. The program encourages individuals to invest time in personal relationships, stay alert to the wellbeing of those around them, initiate conversations, and offer support long before a crisis develops.<\/p>\n
Given that we spend a third of our lives at work, colleagues naturally become one of the most important sources of encouragement and support for good mental health. R U OK? teaches us to trust our instincts when we are concerned about our colleagues and to ask, \u201cR U OK?\u201d.<\/p>\n
For an R U OK? conversation to be meaningful, it must be authentic and involve a level of trust between individuals who are familiar with each other\u2019s routines and behaviours. Cultivating an R U OK? culture in the workplace can help establish that trust and foster a sense of belonging and connection among employees.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Training<\/h2>\n
Each year around R U OK? Day (the second Thursday in September), staff psychologists and Culture and Wellbeing Officers will offer training both in person and online. Keep up to date with the e-bulletins for events at your local facility.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>
Other resources<\/h2>\n
Metro North promotes understanding and asking the question \u201cR U OK?\u201d every day, not just in September.<\/p>\n
- Support a colleague experiencing domestic and family violence<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t
- R U OK?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t
- Spiritual Support Services<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t
- Financial wellbeing<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t
- High Performance<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t
- Compassion<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t
- Values in Action<\/a>\n\t
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