{"id":79871,"date":"2025-08-18T23:39:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T23:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/79871\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T23:39:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T23:39:12","slug":"leaders-champion-workplace-mental-health-as-mind-games-first-ambassadors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/79871\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaders champion workplace mental health as Mind Games\u2019 first ambassadors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three prominent Tasmanian leaders have been unveiled as the inaugural ambassadors for the Mind Games, a workplace mental health initiative set to hold its major fundraising event on November 6.<\/p>\n

Independent Franklin MP David O\u2019Byrne, University of Tasmania Pro Vice-Chancellor Amanda Castray and Hospitality Tasmania CEO Steve Old will spearhead efforts to break down mental health stigma in workplaces across the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know lasting change starts at the top,\u201d says Sherri Ring, Creator and Chief Fun Officer of The Mind Games.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to have David, Amanda and Steve taking on this role. They are people who\u2019ve walked the walk.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"The event features team-building exercises and networking opportunities<\/p>\n

Old, who secured Tasmania\u2019s first government funding for preventative mental health issues, said the hospitality industry faced particular challenges with long hours and tough working conditions.<\/p>\n

\u201cMental health\u2019s probably one of the biggest issues for our industry going forward,\u201d Old said.<\/p>\n

\"\"Old\u2019s organisation promotes a hospitality health programme for staff wellness. Image \/ Pulse<\/p>\n

\u201cIf leaders like myself, David, and Amanda can put ourselves out there and make ourselves a bit vulnerable and talk about things we\u2019re not necessarily experts in but we\u2019re happy to put ourselves out there and say that it\u2019s a big issue, then that\u2019s what we\u2019re prepared to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

O\u2019Byrne, who has supported the Mind Games since its 2019 inception, said the role of the workplace is crucial in mental health conversations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorkplaces are a big part of people\u2019s identity and what happens in the workplace echoes through not only our community but our families,\u201d O\u2019Byrne said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s crucially important that all employers and all workplaces fully appreciate that everyone comes to work maybe not in their best way.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"O\u2019Byrne believes workplaces are crucial for mental health discussions. Image \/ Pulse<\/p>\n

The Mind Games event combines fundraising activities with workplace mental health awareness, attracting 200-300 participants annually.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Byrne described the growing movement as bringing mental health \u201cout of the shadows\u201d by demonstrating that discussing mental health challenges doesn\u2019t define people.<\/p>\n

Old highlighted his organisation\u2019s hospitality health programme, which visits venues to discuss diet, exercise and mental health with staff, encouraging employees to become \u201ccomfortable in the uncomfortable\u201d when addressing these issues.<\/p>\n

The November event will feature various team-building exercises and networking opportunities designed to normalise mental health conversations while raising funds for research and preventative programmes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Three prominent Tasmanian leaders have been unveiled as the inaugural ambassadors for the Mind Games, a workplace mental…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":79872,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[49,48,84,393,394],"class_list":{"0":"post-79871","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mental-health","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-health","11":"tag-mental-health","12":"tag-mentalhealth"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79871\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}