{"id":7683,"date":"2019-09-02T01:00:46","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T17:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/learn-the-signs-and-how-to-ask-r-u-ok\/"},"modified":"2022-12-07T13:09:34","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T05:09:34","slug":"learn-the-signs-and-how-to-ask-r-u-ok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/learn-the-signs-and-how-to-ask-r-u-ok\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn the signs and how to ask R U OK?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Signs - R U OK? (Full Version)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A32Up3wBS6k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can make a difference to someone who\u2019s struggling by having regular, meaningful conversations about life up\u2019s and down\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>If you feel like something\u2019s up with someone you know \u2013 there\u2019s something going on in their life or you notice a change in what they\u2019re saying or doing \u2013 trust your gut instinct and take the time to ask them \u2018Are you OK?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t have to be an expert to have a caring, meaningful conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Follow R U OK\u2019s four conversation steps:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.\u00a0 Ask R U OK?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pick the right time to start the conversation<\/li>\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<p><strong>2. Listen<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take what they have to say seriously and don\u2019t interrupt or rush the conversation.<\/li>\n<li>Encourage them to explain: \u201cHow are you feeling about that\u201d or \u201cHow long have you felt that way?\u201d<\/li>\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<p><strong>3. Encourage Action<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Help them think of next steps they could take to help them manage their situation.<\/li>\n<li>If they\u2019ve been down for more than 2 weeks encourage them to see a health professional.<\/li>\n<li>Be positive about the role of professionals in getting through tough times.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4. Check in<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Schedule a reminder to call them in a couple of weeks. If they\u2019re really struggling, check in with them sooner.<\/li>\n<li>Stay in touch and be there for them. Genuine care and concern can make a real difference!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can also find more conversation tips on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruok.org.au\/how-to-ask\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">R U OK website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If somebody\u2019s not OK, there is support available to help.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/students.curtin.edu.au\/personal-support\/counselling-guidance\/wellbeing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Â鶹ֱ²¥ Student Wellbeing Advisory Service<\/a>: 1800 244 043 or <a href=\"mailto:studentwellbeing@curtin.edu.au\">studentwellbeing@curtin.edu.au<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeline.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LifeLine<\/a> (available 24 hours a day): 13 11 14<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondblue.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beyond Blue<\/a> (available 24 hours a day): 1300 224 636<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suicide Call Back Service<\/a> (available 24 hours a day): 1300 659 467<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sane.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SANE Australia<\/a>: 1800 187 263<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>R U OK Day is on 12 September. If someone you know is going through a hard time, or you notice a change in what they\u2019re saying or doing, trust your gut instinct and take the time to ask them \u2018R U OK?\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1476,"featured_media":7684,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","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":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_research-areas":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"research-areas":[],"class_list":["post-7683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"acf":{"post_options":{"":null,"additional_content":{"title":"","content":"","image":false},"related_courses":false,"credits":{"author":"","photographer":"","media":false},"display_author":true,"banner":{"image":false}}},"featured_image":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RUOK_TrustTheSigns_EmailSignature_Static_600x90_V2.gif","author_meta":{"first_name":"Jaimi","last_name":"Baile","display_name":"Jaimi Baile"},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-24 09:33:43","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1476"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7683"},{"taxonomy":"research-areas","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/research-areas?post=7683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}