The Community Broadcasting Association is pleased to welcome you to the February 2026 content of our national suicide prevention and mental health awareness project, developed with the support of the Australian Government Department of Health.
Each month, our project team develops a series of 20 short radio segments designed to promote help-seeking behaviour and positive lifestyle choices, using interviews with service providers, as well as profiles of people who have successfully dealt with tough times in their lives.
This month, we learn how the R U OK? Mateship Manual provides guidance and tips to help you support a family member, friend, neighbour or workmate affected by a natural disaster or an emergency, now and into the future.
We encourage primary, secondary and tertiary educators, as well as parents, to access the range of resources R U OK? has developed to help students everywhere to support their peers.
We find out how Lifeline’s Support Toolkit can help you to understand the mental health impacts of extreme weather and learn ways to manage stress and build resilience before, during, and after a natural disaster.
We catch up with Emi O'Brien, a peer worker and PeerChat team leader at ReachOut, to find out how young people can prepare themselves for transition times.
And we find out what young people can do to plan ahead or get support if Valentine’s Day is a difficult time for them.
For more information on this project, please contact the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia on (02) 9310 2999, or email: [email protected]