Ben Phillips keeps fundraising despite mining death

Ben Phillips is putting on Big Blue Live, a Beyond Blue fundraiser, on October 7. Despite recently losing his brother Paul 'Chook' in a mining accident near Singleton, he's going ahead.

Why it mattersShows how people channel grief into action. The funds represented 822 contacts with the Beyond Blue Support Service.

AustraliaThe Big Blue Live event is on the Central Coast and open to locals; Beyond Blue supports Australians struggling with mental health and suicide risk.

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Hamish O'Callaghan's mother speaks out on grief and unseen pain

Hamish O'Callaghan died by suicide at 17 in 2021; his mother shares his story for R U OK? Day.

Why it mattersA parent's account of hidden pain and unanswered grief may help other families and friends recognize warning signs before it is too late.