Constructing A Community Of Care

CONSTRUCTING A COMMUNITY OF CARE

Turn To Me's flagship facilitated experience that helps communities design their own Community of Care..

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THE WORKSHOP EXPLAINED

Communities have the power to significantly influence how people experience connection, belonging, support and wellbeing.

Whether it is a sporting club, workplace, school or community group, the environments we spend our time in shape our relationships, behaviours and sense of purpose. At their strongest, these environments become more than the activity that brings people together. They become Communities of Care.

At Turn to Me, a Community of Care is an environment where people feel welcomed, valued, respected and supported. It is a community that intentionally strengthens belonging, encourages meaningful relationships and embraces the collective responsibility we all share in supporting one another.

Constructing a Community of Care is a highly engaging and practical workshop that brings people together to explore the culture they want to create and the role they can play in creating it.

Through storytelling, reflection, discussion and interactive activities, participants identify the values, behaviours and commitments that strengthen their community, while also exploring the attitudes and behaviours that undermine belonging, wellbeing and connection.

The workshop culminates in participants collectively defining what their Community of Care looks like in practice. Together, they establish a shared understanding of the values they want to uphold, the behaviours they want to encourage and the environment they want to create for one another moving forward.

While the philosophy and framework remain consistent, each Community of Care workshop is tailored to reflect the unique opportunities, challenges and realities of the environment in which it is delivered.

Where This Workshop Belongs

IN SPORTING CLUBS

IN SCHOOLS

Schools have the potential to be far more than places of learning. They are communities where young people develop their sense of identity, belonging, relationships and connection with others.

The School Edition of Constructing a Community of Care brings together a diverse cross-section of the school community to collectively explore the culture they want to create and the role they can play in creating it.

Rather than focusing on a single cohort, this workshop is designed to include representatives from across the broader school community. This may include students from multiple year levels, teachers, school leaders, wellbeing staff, support staff, parents and carers.

By bringing together different voices and perspectives, participants gain a deeper understanding of the strengths, challenges and opportunities that exist within their school environment. Through storytelling, discussion, reflection and collaborative activities, the group explores what helps people feel welcomed, valued, respected and supported, while identifying the behaviours, values and commitments they believe should shape their community moving forward.

The workshop culminates in the collective construction of the school’s Community of Care. Together, participants define the principles, expectations and shared commitments they believe should guide the culture of their school and strengthen belonging for all members of the community.

Schools that participate in the workshop receive recognition as members of the Communities of Care Collective and become part of a growing movement of schools, sporting clubs, workplaces and community organisations committed to strengthening connection, belonging and wellbeing within their communities.

Recommended Participants

• Students representing multiple year levels

• School Leadership

• Teachers

• Wellbeing Staff

• Education Support Staff

• Parents and Carers

• Student Leadership Representatives

Duration

• 3 Hour Workshop

IN WORKPLACES

DIVERSE COMMUNITY SETTINGS

THE AWARENESS & BEYOND COLLECTIVE

Constructing a Community of Care is more than a workshop.

It is the beginning of an ongoing commitment to creating an environment where people experience connection, belonging and support.

Communities that participate in the workshop and embrace the Community of Care philosophy receive formal recognition as a Turn to Me Community of Care and become part of the Awareness & Beyond Collective.

The Awareness & Beyond Collective brings together schools, workplaces, sporting clubs and community organisations from across Australia that share a common commitment to strengthening wellbeing, supporting mental health and contributing to suicide prevention.

As part of this recognition, communities receive a custom Community of Care Banner, are featured within the Collective and become part of a growing movement demonstrating what is possible when communities choose to lead with care, connection and purpose.

Recognition is not an accreditation or claim of perfection. Rather, it acknowledges a community's willingness to intentionally foster a culture where people feel they belong, relationships are valued and supporting one another is recognised as a shared responsibility.

The Experience

HOW THE WORKSHOP FLOWS

WHY WE'RE HERE

Constructing a Community of Care begins with a powerful and deeply human conversation about mental health, wellbeing and suicide prevention.

Through lived experience storytelling, reflection and facilitated discussion, participants are invited to move beyond statistics, labels and awareness campaigns and reconnect with the human realities that sit behind them.

Together, we explore the impact suicide continues to have on individuals, families and communities, while recognising the importance of connection, belonging and support in creating healthier outcomes.

This experience creates a shared understanding of why the work matters and lays the foundation for the conversations that follow.

THINK DIFFERENTLY

At the heart of the workshop is Turn to Me's Social Experience Model.

A powerful framework that encourages participants to think differently about wellbeing by recognising the significant influence social experiences have on how people feel, cope, connect and thrive.

Rather than viewing mental health solely through an individual lens, the model explores the interconnected role that relationships, communities, systems and culture play in shaping our lives and wellbeing.

Through this lens, participants are challenged to move beyond awareness alone and recognise the opportunities that exist within their own communities to contribute to healthier outcomes.

REFLECT

Every community already has strengths, challenges and opportunities.

Participants reflect on their own environment and explore the experiences they want people to have within their workplace, school, sporting club or community organisation.

Together, they consider what is already working well, where opportunities for growth exist and what it would look like to intentionally strengthen connection, belonging and support.

CONSTRUCT

Using the Community of Care Framework, participants work together to design their own Community of Care.

Through facilitated discussion and collaborative activities, communities identify the values, commitments, actions and behaviours that will help create an environment where people feel welcomed, valued, supported and connected.

This process transforms ideas into a practical and meaningful vision that belongs to the community itself.

EMBRACE

The workshop concludes by identifying practical commitments that can be embedded into everyday community life.

Rather than leaving with abstract concepts, participants leave with a shared understanding of the role they can play and the actions they can take to strengthen wellbeing within their environment.

The result is a stronger sense of collective ownership, shared responsibility and commitment to creating the kind of community people genuinely want to be part of.

OUTCOMES

INVESTMENT

STRONGER COMMUNITIES DON'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT.

They are created through intention, shared responsibility and a commitment to supporting one another.

Constructing a Community of Care helps communities move beyond awareness and take meaningful steps towards strengthening connection, belonging and wellbeing.

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