Bob Wilinson, Bill Fitzgerald, Vito Agosta, David Goh and Ashley
Le Naury will take time on September 12 to ask friends and family if
they are OK.
The men, who are members of Iramoo Community Centre’s
men’s cooking group, are also preparing a lunch at the centre to mark
national R U OK? Day.
The day is aimed at raising awareness of
mental-health problems. Iramoo Community Centre community development
officer Lisa Field said the centre was committed to improving people’s
mental well-being.
“We have a whole range of different programs which
can help people experiencing mental-health problems,” she said.
“In July
2012, we started a men’s cooking group to encourage men to get out of
the house and start socialising. Mental-health awareness is not
prominent in the community, but I think it is important to make sure
people are OK.”
