If you are looking for some simple activities or actions to take during Mental Health Month this October, here are some suggestions.
We have divided these into organisational-level and individual-level activities.
Please feel free to share any photos of a Mental Health Month activity that your workplace undertakes during October. You can send them to marcoms@sabusinesschamber.com.au so that we can publish them in our SA Business Chamber weekly newsletter and our socials to share how workplaces are getting involved in Mental Health Month.
Share the following resources with your leaders, managers, Health and Safety Representatives, Health and Safety Committee, or teams to create meaningful discussions around mentally healthy workplaces and psychosocial hazards and risks.
Developed by ReturnToWorkSA, this 90-minute module unpacks the ‘what’, ‘why’, and ‘how’ of a mentally healthy workplace, designed specifically to support employers, managers, and leaders.
Mentally Healthy Workplaces Module
Developed in partnership with ReturnToWorkSA and SafeWork SA, this one-hour module equips workplace with practical tools to identify and manage psychosocial hazards at work such as high workloads, poor role clarity, and exposure to bullying.
Psychosocial Hazards and Risks Module
Beyond Blue’s videos
These short (4‑minute) videos are designed to spark meaningful conversations and support mentally healthy workplaces. They’re ideal for sharing in team meetings, staff intranet, internal newsletters, or as part of your broader wellbeing initiatives.
Let’s Talk gives you the confidence and tools to support mental health in your workplace – one conversation at a time.
How to Check In with a Colleague
Noticed a colleague isn’t quite themselves but unsure how to approach them? In this episode, you’ll learn how to have that important conversation.
Managing for Mental Health
Managing through constant change and uncertainty? In this episode, you’ll discover how to support your team’s mental health as a manager.
Bringing Your Mental Health Strategy to Life
In this episode, you’ll learn the key steps to developing a mental health strategy and how to turn your strategy into meaningful workplace change.
Beyond Blue’s podcast – Think Again with Beyond Blue, hosted by CEO Georgie Harman AO
The podcast explores fresh workplace perspectives on job design, burnout, imposter syndrome, executive wellbeing, and supporting mental health carers at work. Each episode features expert insights and lived experience stories to help leaders, managers, and employees navigate the complexities of mental health at work.
This season includes 5 episodes:
You can access the full podcast series and additional resources via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
Promote workplace health and safety – both physical and psychosocial safety – and get involved in National Safe Work Month.
You can download the National Safe Work Month 2025 activity kit below for different ideas, or bring everyone together for a SafeTea event — starting a conversation that puts WHS front and centre so you can make safety: every job, every day a reality in October and beyond.
Download NSWM 2025 activity kit
Beyond Blue’s webinar – Beyond Burnout: Preventing and Recovering from Burnout
Beyond Blue’s NewAccess for small business owners
Beyond Blue’s NewAccess is a free and confidential mental health coaching program designed to support small business owners and sole traders. You have the option of eight sessions, where you’ll work with a dedicated coach with a background in small business.
Learn more
This Way Up
Check out This Way Up’s Resources Hub that contains tips and resources for looking after your mental health. They also offer a range of mindfulness-related online courses.
Start the chat. Make a difference
Suicide impacts individuals, families, and communities – but we can make a difference. ‘Start the Chat’ is a community campaign offering free 1‑hour online training to build confidence in talking about suicide.
WellMob online resources for First Nation people
WellMob brings together online resources made by and for our mob. Here you will find websites, apps, podcasts, videos, helplines, social media, and online programs – all with a focus on social and emotional wellbeing that are culturally relevant. The inspiration for the website came from our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers and our communities.
Embrace Multicultural Mental Health – Translated Information
Embrace Multicultural Mental Health provides multicultural communities with access to resources, links to services, and translated information on mental health.
