About a year ago, Shane Whenan decided to create his own “mental health break point” on a spot along the Strzelecki Track – and now it is gaining momentum.
Truckie to push-up for mental health
Truckie and mental health ambassador Ian ‘Eno’ Taylor is encouraging people to take up the challenge to do 3139 push ups in June, which represents the number of lives lost to suicide in Australia in 2020.
When and how to ask R U OK?
Healthy Heads in Trucks and Sheds (HHTS) and R U OK? have joined forces to deliver resources aimed at ensuring people in the road transport, warehousing and logistics industries know when and how to meaningfully connect and ask, “Are you OK?”
OzHelp launches 24/7 phone support
Suicide prevention organisation OzHelp will now provide 24/7 phone support to workers and their families in the transport/logistics and building/construction industries through a partnership with Trauma Centre Australia.
OzHelp partners with Coles to promote driver health
Suicide prevention organisation, the OzHelp Foundation, has partnered with Coles to deliver its Health in Gear program to inbound drivers at Coles Distribution Centres.
Isuzu partners with Gotcha4Life to promote mental fitness
In partnering with Gotcha4Life Foundation, Isuzu Australia Limited (IAL) will provide the not-for-profit with a specially engineered Isuzu truck to help spread the message around mental fitness.
OzHelp announces 2022 Health in Gear ambassadors
OzHelp has announced three new ambassadors for 2022, who will work alongside continuing ambassadors Rod Hannifey and Lyndal Denny, to promote truckie health and wellbeing.
Healthy Heads Roadshow hits the road for mental health
The Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds (HHTS) Roadshow will head to 18 industry events around the country this year in a medium rigid DAF LF.
Tees launched in memory of young truckie
After battling mental health issues, truckie Tom Seccombe took his own life three months ago – now his family are doing what they can to raise funds in support of others struggling with their mental health.
Steering Healthy Minds program changes lanes
Recent studies on truck driver health has pointed for urgent reform to address and prevent poor mental health among drivers.