Mental Health Awareness Week Aotearoa

The theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 in New Zealand is “Community is… what we create together.” It emphasises the importance of connection, encouraging people across Aotearoa to come together, build, and celebrate their communities. This theme highlights how strong social connections and shared experiences can uplift our collective mental wellbeing.

Posters

We’ve created these posters for you to download and use however you like – whether printed, displayed on TV screens, or used as computer screensavers for your staff:

• Community is what we create together
• Strong communities aren’t just found, they are built!
• Why connection matters
• Reach out for a chat

Feel free to share these to encourage meaningful connections in your workplace or community!

New resources for Mental Health Awareness Week

• Building community, one conversation at a time, by Debbie Schultz
• Why meaningful connection with others matters, thoughts from our director that delve into the importance of this years theme.
• Our Mental wellbeing activities kits
• ‘Mix and Mingle Bingo’, a fun activity to build community and get to know each other.