Downloadable Resources

Each year Wayahead creates a range of Resources as part of the Mental Health Month Campaign. This includes both downloadable and printed resources.

About our Downloadable Resources

Connection is one of the most important protective factors for our mental health and wellbeing. This year’s Mental Health Month theme, A Little Connection Goes a Long Way, highlights how small, meaningful moments of connection can make a positive difference in our everyday lives.

As part of the campaign, we are committed to ensuring our resources are accessible to communities across NSW. To support this, we develop a range of downloadable resources designed to help spread awareness and encourage engagement with this year’s campaign.

The resources include interactive calendars, colouring sheets, hero posters, translated tri-fold brochures, and more. We encourage you to explore and download this year’s resources to help your community reflect on the 2026 theme, “A Little Connection Goes a Long Way”, and to promote the importance of mental health — not only during October, but throughout the entire year.

Hero Poster

The poster features this year’s Mental Health Month theme, A Little Connection Goes a Long Way. This can be displayed to spark conversation and encourage small acts of connection every day. The poster can be displayed in community spaces, workplaces, schools, or anywhere else that may be suitable

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A2 Deadly Tips Poster

Created in partnership with AH&MRC and First Nations focus groups, this poster is designed to support First Nations communities by providing practical strategies for reducing stress and anxiety by using the Social and Emotional Wellbeing model.

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General Mental Health Month Calendar

A traditional monthly calendar featuring a different connection-focused prompt for each day of October. Designed for individuals, families, community groups and organisations looking for an easy way to participate in Mental Health Month.

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Workplace Mental Health Month Calendar

Designed for primary-aged students, this version uses simple and engaging prompts that support friendship, kindness, inclusion and emotional wellbeing in the classroom.

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Highschool Mental Health Month Calendar

Created specifically for secondary school students, this interactive resource encourages young people to explore connection through age-appropriate activities and discussions.

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Primary School Mental Health Month Calendar

Designed for primary-aged students, this version uses simple and engaging prompts that support friendship, kindness, inclusion and emotional wellbeing in the classroom.

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2026 MHM Schools Pack

The 2026 Schools Pack is full of fun and informative ways to explore this year’s theme, A little connection goes a long way.

The pack contains ready to download and use classroom activities for Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3 students.

The activities help students explore feelings. We all have them but we feel and show them in different ways.

There is also a Mental Health Challenge for Stage 2 and 3 which demonstrates that a little connection goes a long way!

Also in the pack is a Family conversation starter postcard that can be distributed to families to print and put on their fridge.

For high schools there is a classroom poster with suggestions for celebrating Mental Health Month in your classroom and school.

Stage 1 class activity

Stage 2 class activity

Stage 3 class activity

Stage 2 and 3 Mental Health Challenge

Family conversation starter postcard

High school classroom poster

Colouring Sheet

A creative and calming activity designed to promote mindfulness and reflection on connection. Suitable for all ages, this resource offers a simple way to pause, unwind, and think about the people and moments that support your wellbeing.

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Tri-Fold

A practical guide to understanding the theme, with tips and real-life examples of how different moments of connection can support mental health and wellbeing. Ideal for sharing with staff, students, or community members who want to learn simple, meaningful ways to connect.

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Translated Tri-Fold

A translated version of the trifold brochure, making key messages about A Little Connection Goes a Long Way accessible to diverse communities. It includes practical tips and examples to support connection and wellbeing, helping ensure everyone can engage with Mental Health Month in a meaningful way.