Question 5 for you @SusanaBA: World Bipolar Day is on March 30 to bring awareness to the condition. How can we raise awareness for Bipolar within our communities? And what is Bipolar Australia doing to raise awareness this World Bipolar Day?
World Bipolar Day 2020 is celebrated on Monday March 30th, the birthday of Vincent Van Gogh, who is widely believed to have suffered from bipolar disorder. At Bipolar Australia, we believe that every person who has Bipolar Disorder should know that the condition can be diagnosed, treated, and well managed, as too many Australians with this severe chronic condition never hear that good news.
We believe encouraging people to seek out help, and working to eliminate social stigma, will together bring about our core goal of making recovery possible for every Australian with bipolar disorder. Bipolar Australia aims to use World Bipolar Day to help bring the good news about recovery to people affected by the condition, and to educate the community about bipolar.
Our core initiative is “Blow Bubbles for Bipolar”, a fun and easy activity that can be used to celebrate the occasion with colleagues, friends, and family. We chose bubbles because people with bipolar who become manic are often described as behaving “bubbly”, while watching the bubbles crash back down represents the depressive phase of the condition. The recovery journey that people embark upon when they get help is symbolised by the rainbow that can be seen when a group blows enough bubbles together.
If you would like to host your own event for WBD and need hosting resources or help to publicise your event, please head to our website bipolaraustralia.org.au or email
bubbles@bipolaraustralia.org.au
World Bipolar Day is just one day a year that helps raise awareness, but we also need your help spreading the message that Recovery is Possible all year round! Bipolar Australia is a not-for-profit organisation and as such, we rely on your support, donations and voluntary efforts, to keep our services running. If you would like to find out more about how you can help you can head to
bipolaraustralia.org.au/support-us/
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Help us push aside the stigma and discrimination surrounding complex mental health and change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.
SANE acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.
SANE values diversity. We are committed to providing a safe, culturally appropriate, and inclusive service for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity.