RUOK Archives

Why it’s not OK when your hiring practices cause harm

Sue Parker - September 12, 2024 4 MIN READ

On RUOK Day I want to pose a question outside of the typical clarion calls. Since RUOK was launched in 2009 by adman Gavin Larkin Australians are au fait with the crusade to check in with colleagues and friends mental health. Larkin who passed away in 2011 launched the movement after his father’s suicide and… Read more »

Opinion

R U OK? Gavin Larkin’s legacy has championed a mental health revolution

Cec Busby - September 12, 2019 3 MIN READ

Gavin Larkin believed conversation could change a life. Despite losing his own life to an aggressive form of lymphoma in 2011, Larkin’s belief that a simple conversation could be the difference between life and death launched a crusade that has swept Australia. As the founder of R U OK? Larkin initiated a campaign that championed… Read more »