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PARTS of Heathcote are turning blue in honour of Mental Health month.<\/p>\n

Heathcote Health is inviting community members to get involved with the Blue Tree Project, a mental health charity aiming to create conversations and prevent suicides.<\/p>\n

Visit Heathcote Primary Health to collect a leaf for their Blue Tree which has been painted by local artist Sandra Kirby. Messages of encouragement can be written on the leaves and added to the tree.<\/p>\n

“The lemon tree at the front of Heathcote Health has been wrapped in blue lights as a glowing reminder of mental health awareness, hope and support,” said executive assistant and governance officer, Michelle Chapman.<\/p>\n

“Please feel free to view the lights and to leave a message in support of mental health at Heathcote Primary Health Clinic.”<\/p>\n

Heathcote Community House is also supporting the Blue Tree Project.<\/p>\n

“As per our community’s mental health and wellbeing action plan released in 2020, we have now painted one of the outdoor picnic table seats and highlighted around the tabletop, in the Blue Tree Project Blue,” said executive officer Vicki Forde.<\/p>\n

“We have also placed perspex on the table top so that we can put some resources on this topic permanently available for people to access and read.<\/p>\n

“Two outdoor chairs will also be painted blue in the coming weeks, again to highlight mental health and to indicate places for people to sit and connect and chat with each other.<\/p>\n

“We also have a large, tall wayfinding pole currently in our outdoor area, very prominent on site, which we are making this into a blue tree that will be a permanent fixture in our front outdoor area.<\/p>\n

“We can then use this to decorate at Christmas as well, with it always remaining the beautiful bright blue.<\/p>\n

“One of our outdoor picnic tables, seats and tabletops has been painted with fire engine red.<\/p>\n

“It has already been fitted with the perspex and it will have Emergency Resources laid out under the perspex permanently for emergency and crisis support, services and general information.”<\/p>\n

The Blue Tree Project website is bluetreeproject.com.au<\/a> . If you or someone you know needs mental health support, visit beyondblue.org.au<\/a> or call their 24\/7 hotline on 1300 22 4636. You can also visit lifeline.org.au<\/a> or call them on 13 11 14 and help for young people is available at kidshelpline.com.au<\/a> or by calling them on 1800 55 1800.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PARTS of Heathcote are turning blue in honour of Mental Health month. Heathcote Health is inviting community members to get involved with the Blue Tree Project, a mental health charity aiming to create conversations and prevent suicides. Visit Heathcote Primary Health to collect a leaf for their Blue Tree which has been painted by local […]<\/p>\n

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