R U OK? Day is 11 September 2025
Ask R U OK? any day because life happens every day.
A lot can happen in a year, a month, a week. Whether it’s your friend, family member, colleague, partner, or teammate, the people you care about go through life’s ups and downs every day.
By having regular, meaningful conversations, you build trust and normalise talking about what’s really going on, so when the people in your world find themselves struggling, they know you’re someone they can talk to.
So whilst R U OK? Day on 11 September 2025 is our National Day of Action, we encourage you to Ask R U OK? any day of the year because a conversation could change a life.
In support of R U OK? Day, the PWSS will be available in the staff dining room between 12.00pm and 2.00pm AET. You can also show your support on the day by wearing yellow.
You can also join us for our online event at 2:30 pm AET on 11 September. It will focus on wellbeing under pressure, signs you can look for in others who may not be OK and how to reach out to them. You can join the live event here.
We appreciate R U OK? Day can bring up many emotions. If you need support, we encourage you to reach out to the below services:
- The Parliamentary Workplace Sport Service (PWSS) is a team of trusted advisors helping to build and maintain a safe, respectful, and inclusive parliamentary workplace through human resources advice, training and professional development, work, health and safety advice and trauma-informed complaint resolution and counselling.
- The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a free, confidential counselling service available to staff of parliamentary departments and their family members 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Visit your department’s intranet:
The PWSS office is in M2.105 at Parliament House. The PWSS office is staffed from 8:30 am – 5 pm AEST on non-sitting days and from 8:30 am – 8 pm on sitting days.
The PWSS Counselling and Support team are available to meet with you face-to-face or virtually at a time that suits you and are available via telephone and SMS, 24/7.
The PWSS can be contacted on 1800 747 977, via text on 0487 112 755 or email support@PWSS.gov.au
- 13YARN (13 92 76) is the first national crisis support line for mob who are feeling overwhelmed or having difficulty coping. They offer a confidential one-on-one yarning opportunity with a Lifeline trained Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter who can provide crisis support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Nurses’ Centre (02 6277 5314 or 0428 472 673) provides confidential support to building occupants at APH, and remotely to other staff. Our friendly Nurses can provide mental health support and link staff and building occupants with allied health services.
For more information, visit the R U OK? Day website or contact whs@pwss.gov.au.