R U OK? Day

R U OK? Day

Thursday 12 September

About R U OK? Day

RU OK? Day

R U OK? Day on Thursday 12 September, is a national day of action dedicated to inspire all Australians to ask family, friends and colleagues, ‘Are you ok?’ By regularly reaching out to one another and having open and honest conversations, we can all help build a more connected community and reduce our country’s high suicide rate.

Events

All events

There are events across all our campuses throughout the day for both students and staff.

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  • Free access to Monash Sport – Caulfield

    Time 6am – 10pm
    Venue Monash Sport, Level 1, Building S

    Enjoy free Monash Sport offerings with your colleagues or study buddy. Check our webpage for what's on offer this R U OK Day!

    Find out more

  • Free access to Monash Sport – Clayton

    Time 6am – 10pm
    Venue Monash Sport, 42 Scenic Boulevard

    Enjoy free Monash Sport offerings with your colleagues or study buddy. Check our webpage for what's on offer this R U OK Day!

    Find out more

  • Free access to Monash Sport – Peninsula

    Time 6am – 9pm
    Venue MPARC, Building W

    Enjoy free Monash Sport offerings with your colleagues or study buddy. Check our webpage for what's on offer this R U OK Day!

    Find out more

  • Pancake breakfast

    Time 8–10am
    Venue MONSU Welfare Lounge

    Feast on a delicious pancake breakfast at the MONSU Welfare Lounge.

  • Mental health presentation

    Time 8am – 5pm
    Venue Sir Louis Matheson Library, Foyer

    Take a look at the mental health slideshow and brochure and grab some free lollies.

  • Coffee and croissant morning

    Farrer Hall residents only

    Time 8.30 – 10.30am
    Venue Farrer Hall, 62 College Walk

    Start your day with coffee and a croissant while you chat to your mates in Farrer Hall.

  • Lollies and compliments

    Time 8.30 – 11am
    Venue All over Peninsula campus

    Receive a lolly and a compliment from the Education Student Ambassadors.

  • Lollies and compliments

    Time 8.30 – 11am
    Venue Learning and Teaching Building, Ground floor

    Receive a lolly and a compliment from the Education Student Ambassadors.

  • Fundraiser to support R U OK

    Time 9am – 5pm
    Venue Gras Lab, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, 23 Innovation Walk

    Giving it up in support of those who are doing it tough

    Support our cause

  • Cheese toasties and postcards

    Campus Community Division Staff only

    Time 9.30 – 11am
    Venue Seminar room, CCD, Campus Centre

    Craft on a delicious, self-made cheese toastie with other CCD staff and write a postcard to a friend you've not seen in a while.

  • Stress relief and self-care display

    Time 9.30 – 5.30pm
    Venue Student Union Recreational Library, Campus Centre

    Help to create a collaborative book display focusing on stress relief and self-care in the library.

  • Finance staff morning tea

    Financial staff only

    Time 10 – 10.45am
    Venue 211 Wellington Road, Level 4

    Take the time to have morning tea with colleagues and discuss mental health at work and home.

    Register now

  • MNHS staff morning tea

    MNHS faculty office, Level 5 staff only

    Time 10 – 10.45am
    Venue 35 Rainforest Walk, Level 5, Rm D523

    Enjoy a tasty morning tea and catch up with other MNHS staff.

  • Chemical Engineering morning tea

    Chemical Engineering staff and students only

    Time 10–11am
    Venue 17 Alliance Lane (Bldg 37), Rm 101

    Enjoy a tasty morning tea and catch up with the rest of the Chemical Engineering staff and students.

  • MRS staff morning tea

    Monash Residental Services staff only

    Time 10–11am
    Venue The Halls Cafe, 58 College Walk

    Grab some morning tea and watch a presenation about mental health with your colleagues in MRS.

  • Origami workshop

    Time 10am – 12pm
    Venue 9 Rainforest Walk, Level 1, tea room

    Learn how to create beautiful origami with other staff and students.

  • Free hugs and chocolate

    Postgraduates only

    Time 10am – 1pm
    Venue Cossar Hall

    The MPA Teddy Bear will be giving out free hugs and chocolates, with hidden love letters and a cookie decorating stand to keep you busy.

  • Parkville conversation cafe

    Time 10am – 2pm
    Venue Cossar Hall, mural section

    Take a stroll down to the conversation cafe for a free coffee, activities and a chat with staff and students from across the campus.

  • Basketball tournament

    Time 10am – 3pm
    Venue Basketball courts (outside Building H)

    Come and take part in a basketball tournament and a bunch of activities at the Caulfield courts.

  • R U OK in your relationship?

    Time 10am – 3pm
    Venue Northern Plaza

    Take a moment to join in activities and hear about strategies to look after your mental health in a relationship.

  • HSSM study session with free food

    Health Science Society members and students only

    Time 10am – 4pm
    Venue OSS lounge, Building S

    Free food, snacks and drinks, with a colouring section to unleash your inner artist and unwind as well as soft lo-fi music

  • Hypnapod

    Time 10am – 5pm
    Venue Monash MPavilion, 26 Ancora Imparo Way

    Take a snooze and relax, suspended in a hanging woolen pod while you listen to calming acoustic and electronic beats.

    Register now

  • Board games and morning tea

    Education Portfolio staff only

    Time 10.15 – 11.15am
    Venue Room 2.82, 19 Ancora Imparo Way

    A board games morning tea to help strengthen relationships across teams in the portfolio

  • Healthy morning tea

    Staff and postgraduate students in D4

    Time 10.30 – 11.30am
    Venue Building 403, Tea room

    A morning tea with healthy food items

  • Office of the General Counsel (OGC) morning tea

    Office of the General Counsel staff only

    Time 10.30 – 11am
    Venue 321 Ferntree Gully Road, Mount Waverley

    Enjoy morning tea and have a chat with the other OGC staff.

  • Pharmacy Library morning tea

    Pharmacy Library staff only

    Time 10.30 – 11am
    Venue Pharmacy Library staff office

    The staff office will be hosting a morning tea so stop in, get a bite to eat and have a chat with your colleagues.

  • SEBS staff morning tea

    Student and Education Business Services staff only

    Time 10.30 – 11.15am
    Venue 710 Blackburn Rd, Building 3, Rm 3.147

    Enjoy a tasty morning tea and catch up with other staff in SEBS.

  • Faculty of Arts staff morning tea

    Arts professional staff only

    Time 10.30 – 11.30am
    Venue N202, Menzies Building, 20 Chancellors Walk

    Join the rest of the Arts professional staff for a morning tea and a chat.

  • HDR staff and students morning tea

    HDR staff and students only

    Time 10.30 – 11.30am
    Venue 407 Royal Parade, Tea room

    Grab some morning tea and have a chat with the other HDR staff and students.

  • Psychological Sciences morning tea

    School of Psychological Science only

    Time 10.30 – 11.30am
    Venue 18 Innovation Walk, Level 6, Kitchen/lounge

    Grab some morning tea and have a chat with the other School of Psychological Sciences staff.

  • Coffee, cake, conversation and live music

    Time 10.30am – 12.30pm
    Venue Seahorse Tavern, Building U

    Grab a free coffee, some cake and listen to live music, all while you chat with other staff and students.

  • Guide dog puppies

    Time 10.30am – 12.30pm
    Venue Seahorse Tavern, Building U

    Hang out with the cutest guide dog puppies at the Seahorse Tavern.

  • Fundraiser BBQ

    Beta Alpha Psi - Xi Epsilon students and staff only

    Time 11am – 2pm
    Venue Campus Green

    Come and join students and staff for a fundraiser BBQ

  • MSDI morning tea

    MSDI staff and students only

    Time 11 – 11.30am
    Venue Monash Science Centre, 8 Scenic Boulevard, Kitchen area

    Enjoy a tasty morning tea and catch up with other staff or students in MSDI.

  • SPHPM staff morning tea

    School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine staff only

    Time 11 – 11.30am
    Venue 553 St Kilda Rd, Level 1, main tea room

    Enjoy morning tea and have a chat with the other SPHPM staff.

  • Hargrave-Andrew Library staff morning tea

    Hargrave-Andrew Library staff only

    Time 11am – 12pm
    Venue Hargrave-Andrew Library, staff tea room

    Enjoy morning tea and have a chat with other Library staff.

  • Decorating donuts

    Science students only

    Time 11am – 1pm
    Venue Science Student Learning Lounge, 10 College Walk

    Channel your inner creativity and decorate some donuts with a friend for a snack that looks as good as it tastes.

  • Fun stall

    Time 11am – 1pm
    Venue Peninsula campus

    Check out and enjoy an exciting stall full of love letters, chocolates and bear hugs with friends and strangers.

  • Dressed in Yellow fashion show

    Time 11am – 1.30pm
    Venue Auditorium foyer, 26 Mercy St

    Show off your best yellow fashion at Monash Rural Health Bendigo to promote looking out for eachother.

  • Fun stall

    Time 11am – 2pm
    Venue Opposite University Health Services, Campus Centre

    Check out and enjoy an exciting stall full of love letters, chocolates, bear hugs, cookie decorating and colour therapy with friends and strangers.

  • Rock painting

    Time 11am – 2pm
    Venue Northern Plaza

    Show off your creative flare with rock painting while you chat with other staff or students

  • Decorating cookies

    Time 11am – 3pm
    Venue 18 Innovation Walk, staff/student tea room

    Chat with a peer while you munch on self-designed and crafted cookies with a tea or coffee.

  • Mental health awareness

    Time 11am – 3pm
    Venue Lemon Scented Lawns

    Help to spread awareness about sustainable development goals, particularly mental health and wellbeing.

  • Snacks, craft and music

    Time 11am – 3pm
    Venue Learning and Teaching Building, 19 Ancora Imparo Way

    Put your creativity to the test with some relaxing craft activities or just sit back, eat a snack and listen to some soothing music.

  • Fun stall

    Time 11am – 4pm
    Venue Campus Green

    Check out and enjoy an exciting stall full of love letters, chocolates, bear hugs, cookie decorating and colour therapy with friends and strangers.

  • Self care messages

    MADA students and staff only

    Time 11am – 4pm
    Venue Campus Green

    Members of the MADA community will write positive messages of encouragement along with tips for self care and connection

  • Monash College R U OK? Day event

    Monash College students only

    Time 11.30am – 2.30pm
    Venue Monash College Atrium, 49 Rainforest Walk

    Take part in a special Monash College R U OK? Day event.

  • Monash College R U OK? Day event

    Monash College students only

    Time 11.30am – 2.30pm
    Venue Monash College Plenary Space (City)

    Take part in a special Monash College R U OK? Day event.

  • Free fries!

    Time 12pm
    Venue Sir John's Bar, Campus Centre

    100 serves of free fries giveaway! First come, first served.

  • Free hugs and chocolate

    Time 12–1pm
    Venue All over Peninsula campus

    Get yourself a free hug and some chocolate from the Monash Postgraduate Association bear.

  • Lunch and a walk

    Time 12–1pm
    Venue Auditorium foyer, 26 Mercy St

    Share lunch, a walk and a conversation with others at Monash Rural Health Bendigo

  • Monash Law Clinics morning tea

    Monash Law Clinics placement students only

    Time 12–1pm
    Venue Monash Law Clinics, 60 Beddoe Avenue

    Sit down for a morning tea and have a chat with your peers at the Monash Law Clinics.

  • Hot dog lunch

    Time 12–2pm
    Venue Seahorse Tavern, Building U

    Grab a hot dog lunch and your sauce of choice with some mates at the Seahorse Tavern.

  • Toastie truck

    Time 12–2pm
    Venue Campus Green

    Come down to the Campus Green and feast on warm, cheesy toasties with the rest of the campus.

  • R U OK? photo frame

    Time 12–2pm
    Venue Roving the campus

    Come and get a photo taken with a friend in the R U OK? Frame.

  • NRC cupcake decorating

    Time 12–3pm
    Venue T308 and T309, Buiding T

    Decorate some delicious cupcakes while you have chat to your peers at the Non Residential Colleges common room.

  • IT students morning tea

    IT students only

    Time 12–4pm
    Venue IT Student Lounge, Level 1, Rainforest Walk

    Take an early break for some morning tea, learn how to deal better with stress, and make a contribution to the 'Wall of Appreciation'.

  • Lunchtime BBQ picnic

    Normanby House residents only

    Time 12.30pm
    Venue Normanby House Courtyard, 101 Normanby Rd

    Come and enjoy a lunchtime BBQ picnic with other Normanby House residents

  • MNHS staff campus walk

    Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences staff only

    Time 12.30pm – 1.30pm
    Venue 27 Rainforest Walk, Foyer

    Take a walk around Clayton campus and appreciate its beauty with colleagues from the faculty.

  • Afternoon tea

    Time 2 – 2.30pm
    Venue Building C, Rm C105

    Afternoon tea and an opportunity to chat with your work mates

  • Donut decorating

    Time 2–3pm
    Venue Seahorse Tavern, Building U

    Channel your inner creativity and decorate some donuts with a friend for a tasty snack.

  • Master of Practice afternoon tea

    Final semester Master of Practice students only

    Time 2–5pm
    Venue Learning and Teaching Building, Rm 321

    Enjoy a tasty afternoon tea with the rest of your final-semester Master of Practice cohort.

  • Sir Louis-Matheson Library staff afternoon tea

    Sir Louis Matheson Library staff only

    Time 2.30 – 3.30pm
    Venue Matheson Annexe staff room, Level 1

    Enjoy afternoon tea and take part in some activities with other Library staff.

  • Science staff afternoon tea

    Faculty of Science staff only

    Time 2.45 – 3.30pm
    Venue Faculty of Science kitchen

    Sit down for an afternoon tea and have a chat with your colleagues

  • Afternoon tea

    Time 3pm
    Venue Tea room, Level 6, Alfred Centre

    Afternoon tea with information on support services for staff and students

  • SRA afternoon tea

    Student Recruitment and Admissions staff only

    Time 3–4pm
    Venue 211 Wellington Rd, Level 3 kitchen

    Enoy an afternoon tea with your colleagues

  • Hargrave-Andrew Library staff afternoon tea

    Hargrave-Andrew Library staff only

    Time 3–4pm
    Venue Hargrave-Andrew Library, staff tea room, Ground floor

    Enjoy afternoon tea and have a chat with other Library staff.

  • Education Writing Group afternoon tea

    Students who attend the Faculty of Education's writing groups

    Time 3–4pm
    Venue Cafe Cinque Lire, 15 Innovation Walk

    Enjoy a tasty afternoon tea and a chat with the rest of the Faculty of Education writing group.

  • Law afternoon tea

    Law Library and faculty staff only

    Time 3–4pm
    Venue Law Library, Rm 115

    Afternoon tea for Law Library and faculty staff

  • BPD afternoon tea

    Time 3.30 – 4pm
    Venue Building and Property Department kitchen area

    Take a much needed break and enjoy afternoon tea with your colleagues.

  • Free boxing class with Monash Sport – Parkville

    Time 5–6pm
    Venue Basketball court

    Take a break with your colleagues or study buddy and enjoy a free boxing class together.

    Email to register

  • An evening of board games and crafts

    Non Residental Colleges members only

    Time 5–9pm
    Venue The Leaders Room, Monash Sport

    A chill evening to get the conversations started, with crafts, board games, and making rum balls for you to take home.

    Register now

  • Roberts Hall supper

    Roberts Hall residents only

    Time 7–8pm
    Venue Roberts Hall common room

    Join us in the Roberts Hall common room for a special R U OK? Day supper with friends and familiar faces.

  • Supper and games extravaganza

    Time 7–9pm
    Venue Gillies Hall games room

    Join in the fun at a special R U OK? Day supper and a bunch of games with your mates.

  • Logan Hall supper

    Logan Hall residents only

    Time 8–9pm
    Venue Logan Hall Common Room

    Come down to the common room for a special R U OK? Day supper with friends and familiar faces.

Mental health at Monash

International students discuss mental health

Students talk mental health

Staff discuss mental health

Resources

R U OK? Day is one of the initiatives delivered at Monash as part of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

How to ask R U OK?

Merchandise

We encourage you to decorate your spaces using the printable posters and bunting below. We will not be providing balloons this year.

Additional merchandise can be purchased from the National R U OK? Day website.

  • Event slide pack – this slide pack aims to help you foster positive conversations around mental health at your events. Where possible, we encourage you to download and play to your attendees. The pack also includes the three videos which form the core part of our campaign. You can tailor this pack to your audience by simply deleting the slides (All Students, Staff or International Students)
  • Posters
  • Email signatures

Monash services and support

Monash communities

Monash has number of clubs, societies, sporting, religious and recreational groups that welcome new members, so link up, become a part of one of our many communities!

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Contact us

Mental Health Programs Coordinator
Counselling and Mental Health Programs
Email: campuslife@monash.edu