The Stories.

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In it’s milestone fifth year, Everyone Has a Story has helped workplaces acknowledge and show support for people working with a mental illness. 9 Australian’s take their own lives everyday, which is more than double our road toll and is a very alarming statistic. This initiative aims to provide a platform to give people the courage to share their stories and provide support and guidance for others who may be facing similar challenges.

Kate Forrester is Head of Strategy and Business Development at BEM Group, who is also a proud supporter in 2024’s Everyone Has a Story. Kate has shared his personal story in 2024.

With over 25% of Australians affected by a form of mental illness in their lifetime, Everyone Has a Story sheds light on local stories. ARTC are proud of their workers sharing their story for the Everyone Has a Story initiative.

The City of Newcastle has proudly supports Everyone Has a Story and contributed stories throughout the years. Together, we can shed light on local stories of mental health in the workplace, so that others can find the help and support they need.

More than 500 million people around the world are currently suffering a form of mental illness. Of the millions of people around the world suffering by some form of mental illness, many will not seek professional help or support. Port of Newcastle are proud of their workers sharing their stories.

The 2024 event (now in its 5th year) was held on the 30th of October 2024 at Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club. With more than 40 Hunter organisations coming together in support of mental health, the Everyone Has a Story (EHAS) event brings together the inspiring stories of the Hunter and the people behind them.

The content of these productions may be emotionally challenging and triggering for some individuals. They contain real-life examples of various personal challenges as experienced by individuals. Please ensure that care is taken when viewing and sharing the content.

Now in its fourth year, Everyone Has a Story has helped workplaces acknowledge and show support for people working with a mental illness. With over 1 in 5 Australians experiencing mental illness every year, this initiative aims to provide a platform to give people the courage to share their stories and provide support and guidance for others who may be facing similar challenges.

The Everyone Has a Story series plays an important part in letting people know they can seek help for mental illness. ARTC are proud of their employees speaking out and for being a part of this initiative. ARTC has supported EHAS over the last two years with multiple employees sharing their stories.

Ampcontrol is proud to support Everyone Has Story again in 2023. With over 1 in 5 Australians experiencing mental illness every year, Ampcontrol encourages conversations around mental health in the workplace and supports this initiative, as it gives employees a platform to be heard.

The City of Newcastle has proudly supported Everyone Has a Story and contributed stories over the last two years. Together, we can shed light on local stories of mental health in the workplace, so that others can find the help and support they need.

Maitland City Council is proud to participate in the Everyone Has a Story initiative to help break the stigma associated with mental illness and encourage action.

As someone who enjoys bringing people together for the greater good, and for their own personal development. Bernadette is an advocate for the Profit For Purpose sector, and believes that we can change the narrative from describing what an organisation is not (Not For Profit), to what an organisation is (For Purpose). Bernadette is a proud supporter of Everyone Has a Story and joined us in 2023 to share her personal story.

The ‘Everyone Has a Story’ initiative aims to provide a platform to give people the courage to share their stories and provide support and guidance for others who may be facing similar challenges. We aim to connect people through their personal journeys and let people know that they are not alone.

More than 500 million people around the world are currently suffering a form of mental illness. Many will not seek professional help or support. Port of Newcastle are proud of their workers sharing their stories.

With over 1 in 4 people affected by a form of mental illness in their lifetime, Everyone Has a Story sheds light on local stories. ARTC are proud of their workers sharing their story for the Everyone Has a Story initiative.

With over 1 in 5 Australians experiencing mental illness every year, the Everyone has a Story initiative gives employees a platform to be heard. Ampcontrol are proud to support this Hunter based initiative.

Thales Australia & New Zealand is proud to participate in the Everyone Has a Story initiative to help break the stigma associated with mental illness and encourage action

Through the sharing of personal stories, the Everyone Has a Story initiative aims to break down the barriers and build common ground amongst employees to reduce the stigma around mental illness. Triple M Radio’s Tanya and Steve joined and supported the Everyone Has a Story initiative for 2022.

Everyone Has a Story sheds light on local stories of mental health in the workplace. The City of Newcastle proudly share these stories, so that others can find the help and support they need.

The Everyone Has a Story series plays an important part in letting people know they can seek help for mental illness. Ausgrid are proud of their employees speaking out and for being a part of this initiative.

Each year, over 1 million Australians reach out to Lifeline for support. Hunter Water is a proud supporter of the Everyone Has a Story initiative and have shared these stories so others can find help and support.

On the 20th October 2022 over 40 Hunter organisations came together in support of mental health. The energy and contribution from all those that attended continues to drive this initiative beyond expectations.

Now in its second year, Everyone Has a Story has helped workplaces acknowledge and show support for people working with a mental illness. With over 1 in 5 Australians experiencing mental illness every year, this initiative from Molycop and Out of the Square gives employees a platform to be heard.

More than 500 million people around the world are currently suffering a form of mental illness. Many will not seek professional help or support. BAE are proud of their workers sharing their story for this initiative by Molycop and Out of the Square.

Thales are proud of their employees for contributing to the Everyone Has A Story 2022 initiative. By sharing these stories they hope that others can find the help and support they need.

DSI are proud of our employees who share their stories of mental health. With 9 Australians committing suicide every day, it is essential we support all workers in speaking out and seeking professional help.

With over 1 in 4 people affected by a form of mental illness in their lifetime, Everyone Has a Story sheds light on local stories. The Bloomfield Group are proud of their workers sharing their story for this initiative by Molycop and Out of the Square.

With over 65,000 Australia’s making a suicide attempt each year, Everyone Has a Story sheds light on local stories of mental health, the impact it has on our lives and the strategies our workers use to find help and support. The City of Newcastle proudly share this story for this initiative by Molycop and Out of the Square.

On the 14th of October 2020 over 20 Hunter industrial organisations came together in support of mental health. The results were beyond expectation.

Over 20% of Australian experience mental illness each year. 70% of those will not seek professional help. Everyone Has a Story is an initiative launched by Out of the Square and Molycop with the aim to provide a platform and give people the courage to share their stories. As not everything is hi-vis.