Rural Outreach Counselling Inc. (ROC) is a not-for-profit, community funded mental health counselling support service focusing on sufferers and their families in rural and remote Australia, starting out in the Riverina region of New South Wales.
ROC aims to significantly reduce suicide, the impact of depression and anxiety in rural families and communities throughout regional Australia. This aim will be achieved by reaching out proactively with help and support to those who can’t, or won’t, present to a General Practitioner (GP) or existing mental health services.
Through ROC Counsellors and MateKeepers circulating within the community, support will be provided to at-risk individuals via networking, connections and relationships formed by reaching out. MateKeepers are everyday people in our community who are proactive in reaching out to those struggling with mental health issues. For more information in relation to our MateKeeper Program, please click here.
If you or someone you know suffers from mental illness, you already understand how a sense of community can make a difference. Should you wish to help your community by joining the MateKeeper program, please provide your name, email and phone number (optional) below.
ROC aims to significantly reduce suicide, the impact of depression and anxiety in rural families and communities throughout regional Australia. This aim will be achieved by reaching out proactively with help and support to those who can’t, or won’t, present to a General Practitioner (GP) or existing mental health services.
Through ROC Counsellors and MateKeepers circulating within the community, support will be provided to at-risk individuals via networking, connections and relationships formed by reaching out. MateKeepers are everyday people in our community who are proactive in reaching out to those struggling with mental health issues. For more information in relation to our MateKeeper Program, please click here.
If you or someone you know suffers from mental illness, you already understand how a sense of community can make a difference. Should you wish to help your community by joining the MateKeeper program, please provide your name, email and phone number (optional) below.
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Connect with ROC through our e-newsletter. Community Matters is a touch point for mental health advice and support networks, as well as updates on ROC, including where we have been and dates for where we are heading next.
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Listen to an ABC News Interview with David Post talking all things mental health, MateKeepers and support.
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Bad things can happen when good people do nothing - look, listen and let someone know.
With the hustle and bustle of everyday life it's easy for us all to miss, dismiss or avoid the causes and symptoms of poor mental wellbeing. Because of this our families and communities are experiencing the worst possible outcomes. Look, listen and let somebody know is simple strategy to prevent the downward spiral of mental health into crisis. Medical nursing and mateship are based on caring, and the best possible caring is given face-to-face, one-on-one support. The most effective care is given freely, not dispensed after having to present for care.
