Join us for a Beaufort Rotary Club event on mental health awareness week!

ALL people are welcome and encouraged to attend this event.

The venue and club are accessible and Beaufort Rotary values diversity.

Event details:

Speaker with lived experience of mental health, discussing the impact on their life and their journey over the years. Followed by an interactive session giving us the skills to help improve our own and our community's mental health.

Janine Ripper is a mental health advocate, small business owner and the Marketing and PR Coordinator for Mentally Healthy WA and the Act-Belong-Commit mental health promotion campaign.

As a reformed IT Project Manager, having burnt out at the peak of her career, Janine chose to leave the corporate world to pursue something more in line with her passions and values. A small business owner, writer, published author and long-time blogger (9 years and counting) with a passion for all things mental health, Janine openly shares her story of lived experience with depression, anxiety and loss to suicide in order to help others and to combat stigma associated with mental illness.

As a freelance marketing and communications specialist, Janine supports individuals, small businesses and Not-for-Profits to showcase their stories and and build engaged communities - both on and offline. She also mentors people living with disability and mental health issues in blogging, digital media and personal branding.
Check out her website:
https://reflectionsfromaredhead.com/

Snacks, both hot and cold will be provided.

Refreshments, including wine and soft drinks available for purchase on the night.

This event is supported by WAAMH, Lotterywest and MHW.

We acknowledge that this event will be held on Whadjuk country. We acknowledge the Whadjuk Noongar people as the traditional custodians of the land, and recognise the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We extend our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders both past and present.