CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains lived experiences with poor mental health and references to suicide.  

In today's episode and in honour of Mental Health Month in Australia, Anita chats to Associate Professor Simon Rosenbaum who is aScientia Fellow in the School of Psychiatry at UNSW Sydney and the Black Dog Institute.

Simon is the president of the Australasian society for traumatic stress studies, the co-chair of the Olympic Refuge Foundations Think Tank on sport in Humanitarian Settings and he was previously a mental health officer with the UN in Bangladesh working in the Rohingya Refugee response.

Anita and Simon discuss mental health in Australia, the importance of social connection, the difference between mental health and mental illness, factors that can contribute to poor mental health and ways to look after yourself.

If you or anyone you know is struggling and needs support, call Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800 or Lifeline on 13 11 14, both of which provide trained counsellors you can talk with 24/7. You can also speak with someone confidentially at Headspace by calling 1800 650 890 orchat online here. If you are in immediate danger, call 000.

RESOURCES

Black Dog Institute - https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/ 

Beyond Blue - https://coronavirus.beyondblue.org.au/ 

Mental Health Australia - https://mhaustralia.org/

Head to Health - https://www.headtohealth.gov.au/ 

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains lived experiences with poor mental health and references to suicide.&nbsp;&nbsp;
In today's episode and in honour of Mental Health Month in Australia, Anita chats to Associate Professor Simon Rosenbaum who is a Scientia Fellow in the School of Psychiatry at UNSW Sydney and the Black Dog Institute.
Simon is the president of the Australasian society for traumatic stress studies, the co-chair of the Olympic Refuge Foundations Think Tank on sport in Humanitarian Settings and he was previously a mental health officer with the UN in Bangladesh working in the Rohingya Refugee response.
Anita and Simon discuss mental health in Australia, the importance of social connection, the difference between mental health and mental illness, factors that can contribute to poor mental health and ways to look after yourself.
If you or anyone you know is struggling and needs support, call Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800 or Lifeline on 13 11 14, both of which provide trained counsellors you can talk with 24/7. You can also speak with someone confidentially at Headspace by calling 1800 650 890 or<a href="https://eheadspace.org.au/"> chat online here</a>. If you are in immediate danger, call 000.
RESOURCES
Black Dog Institute - <a href="https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/">https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/</a>&nbsp;
Beyond Blue - <a href="https://coronavirus.beyondblue.org.au/">https://coronavirus.beyondblue.org.au/</a>&nbsp;
Mental Health Australia - <a href="https://mhaustralia.org/">https://mhaustralia.org/</a>
Head to Health - <a href="https://www.headtohealth.gov.au/">https://www.headtohealth.gov.au/</a>&nbsp;

Entertainment Editor Anita Anabel has spent her career interviewing interesting people from all over the world and if there is one thing this master communicator knows, it is getting her guests to open up in a unique and unguarded way. In her brand-new podcast, The Good Chat with Anita Anabel, this savvy host invites listeners to join her as speaks to some of the most talented and prolific people she has encountered to find out how they got to where they are today. It is honest conversation, all in the name of a good chat. Guests include Former Married at First Sight star Lizzie Sobinoff, digital creator Hi Josh!, SAS DS Mark "Billy" Billingham, actor/director/producer Tahyna MacManus, NOVA 969's Michael "Wippa" Wipfli, former EP of the Kyle and Jackie O Show Bruno Bouchet, LGBTQIA Activist Deni Todorovic, WINK Models founder Taryn Williams and Neighbours and Great White actor Tim Kano to name a few.

Entertainment Journalist Anita Anabel speaks to some of the most talented and prolific people she has encountered to find out how they got to where they are today —  all in the name of the good chat.