HAVACHAT CONVERSATIONS
*HELP SEEKING FOR MENTAL ILLNESS
*EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING STIGMA
*CREATING AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH
One of the best things people with mental health issues can do is talk about them! It can make the biggest difference if people have a conversation about mental health issues.
HAVACHAT provides a facility for people to talk about mental health. HAVACHAT helps people talk about mental health issues, reduce stigma and feel more comfortable with their everyday mental wellbeing in the workplace.
HAVACHAT shows that having a simple conversation can effectively reduce stigma and that once people have a conversation they are better instantly. With support people can get help, get on with work and get on with life.
The Latest From Us

HAVING A CHAT WITH THE CEO STEPHEN HOWALD…
I am an expert in mental health. I was diagnosed with mental illness in my early 20’s. My primary diagnoses are major depressive disorder and social anxiety. Mental illness is part of me and that’s okay. Although I have struggled, I am strong and powerful. Through the pain and suffering, I have found happiness. I
STEPHEN HAVING A CHAT ABOUT UNADDRESSED MENTAL ILLNESS
STEPHEN HAVING A CHAT- UNCHECKED, IT WILL GET MUCH WORSE…As a Mental Health Support Consultant to NSW Department of Communities and Justice (Child Protection, Out-of-Home Care & Juvenile Justice) and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) I see the devastating toll that effects of unaddressed and unattended mental illness have on regular folks every day.

STEPHEN HAVING A CHAT…
In no other field, except perhaps leprosy, has there been as much confusion, misdirection and discrimination against the patient, as in mental illness… Down through the ages, they have been estranged by society and cast out to wander in the wilderness. Mental illness, even today, is all too often considered a crime to be punished,

DEBORAH HAVING A CHAT ABOUT OVERSTEPPING…
Talking About Mental Health with Your Employees Without Overstepping. Helping others isn’t a chore, it is one of the greatest gifts there is. Employers willingness to open up an honest conversation about mental health with employees is exactly the kind of gift that so many people want and need right now. https://bit.ly/2Ks7OeV https://www.mentalhealthatwork.org.au/ #mentalhealthatwork #HAVACHAT
The Latest From Us
STEPHEN HAVING A CHAT ABOUT UNADDRESSED MENTAL ILLNESS
STEPHEN HAVING A CHAT- UNCHECKED, IT WILL GET MUCH WORSE…As a Mental Health Support Consultant to NSW Department of Communities and Justice (Child Protection, Out-of-Home Care & Juvenile Justice) and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) I see the devastating toll that effects of unaddressed and unattended mental illness have on regular folks every day.

STEPHEN HAVING A CHAT…
In no other field, except perhaps leprosy, has there been as much confusion, misdirection and discrimination against the patient, as in mental illness… Down through the ages, they have been estranged by society and cast out to wander in the wilderness. Mental illness, even today, is all too often considered a crime to be punished,

DEBORAH HAVING A CHAT ABOUT OVERSTEPPING…
Talking About Mental Health with Your Employees Without Overstepping. Helping others isn’t a chore, it is one of the greatest gifts there is. Employers willingness to open up an honest conversation about mental health with employees is exactly the kind of gift that so many people want and need right now. https://bit.ly/2Ks7OeV https://www.mentalhealthatwork.org.au/ #mentalhealthatwork #HAVACHAT

HAVING A CHAT WITH THE CEO STEPHEN HOWALD…
I am an expert in mental health. I was diagnosed with mental illness in my early 20’s. My primary diagnoses are major depressive disorder and social anxiety. Mental illness is part of me and that’s okay. Although I have struggled, I am strong and powerful. Through the pain and suffering, I have found happiness. I

Millennial Employees Are Getting Companies to Radically Rethink Workers’ Mental Health
Madalyn Parker had been at her first job only a few months when the depression and anxiety set in. She had beaten back both in college, where she became so depressed that she stopped eating and going to classes. It nearly prevented her from graduating.https://time.com/5764680/mental-health-at-work/

How to Support Mental Health at Work
Awareness of mental health is increasing, but we still face a world where people with mental health problems face discrimination and can face challenges getting the help they need. Many people who experience distress try to keep their feelings hidden because they are afraid of other people’s responses… https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/how-support-mental-health-work