{"id":13887,"date":"2024-09-05T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/oasis-news\/learn-when-and-how-to-ask-r-u-ok\/"},"modified":"2024-08-30T10:12:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T02:12:13","slug":"learn-when-and-how-to-ask-r-u-ok-2","status":"publish","type":"oasis-news","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/oasis-news\/learn-when-and-how-to-ask-r-u-ok-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn when and how to ask R U OK?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This R U OK? Day on Thursday 12 September, remember to check in on those around you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now more than ever, it is important to go beyond just asking the question. You can make a difference to the lives of friends and family who may be struggling by having regular, meaningful conversations about life up\u2019s and down\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You don\u2019t have to be an expert to show you care. By knowing what to say, you can help someone feel supported and access the right help before a crisis occurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unsure of how to start the conversation? Follow R U OK\u2019s four steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ask R U Ok?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pick the right time to start the conversation and make sure you are ready for this conversation too<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mention specific things that have made you concerned for them, like \u201cYou seem less chatty than usual. How are you going?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listen with an open mind\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Take what they have to say seriously and don\u2019t interrupt or rush the conversation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encourage them to explain: \u201cHow are you feeling about that\u201d or \u201cHow long have you felt that way?\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Show that you\u2019re listening by repeating back what you\u2019ve heard (in your own words) and ask if you understood them properly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encourage Action\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Assist them to think of next steps they could take to help them manage their situation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If they\u2019ve been down for more than 2 weeks encourage them to see a health professional.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be positive about the role of professionals in getting through tough times.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check in\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Schedule a reminder to check in a couple of weeks. If they\u2019re really struggling, check in with them sooner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stay in touch and be there for them. Genuine care and concern can make a real difference!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also find more conversation tips on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruok.org.au\/how-to-ask\">R U OK website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If somebody\u2019s not OK, there is support available to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/students.curtin.edu.au\/personal-support\/counselling-guidance\/wellbeing\/\">Student Wellbeing Advisory Service<\/a>: 1800 244 043 or email <a href=\"mailto:studentwellbeing@curtin.edu.au\">studentwellbeing@curtin.edu.au<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/personal-support\/counselling-wellbeing\/counselling\">Psychological and Counselling Services<\/a>: (08) 9266 7850<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeline.org.au\/\">LifeLine<\/a> (available 24 hours a day): 13 11 14<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondblue.org.au\/\">Beyond Blue<\/a> (available 24 hours a day): 1300 224 636<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicarewa.org.au\/\">AnglicareWA<\/a> (Monday to Friday, 8.30am \u2013 4.30pm): 1300 11 44 46<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday 12 September, is R U OK? 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If you notice someone close to you is behaving differently than they normally would, trust your instinct and take the time to ask \u201cAre you OK?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4408,"featured_media":20383,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"6748,7962,5938,4595,5170,6406","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","wds_primary_oasis-categories":0,"footnotes":""},"oasis-categories":[146,149],"class_list":["post-13887","oasis-news","type-oasis-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","oasis-categories-student-life","oasis-categories-wellbeing"],"acf":{"post_options":{"":null,"banner":{"image":false}}},"featured_image":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/R-U-OK-Day-OASIS-News.jpg","author_meta":{"first_name":"Nikita","last_name":"Osckar","display_name":"Nikita Osckar"},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-23 22:55:49","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/13887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oasis-news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/13887\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-categories?post=13887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}