On Friday 4 June, we are encouraging Monash Health employees to wear their CrazySocks4Docs to help normalise conversations about mental health and help break down the stigma around mental health issues in doctors and health professionals.
In 2020 we had great employee participation and we hope this year even more people can get involved in the fun. Go ahead, you have permission, put on your craziest socks!
How to participate in CrazySocks4Docs
- On Friday 4 June, pick out your craziest pair of socks and wear them to work.
- Snap a picture of your socks and post it to social media with the hashtag #CrazySocks4Docs
- Don’t forget to use your crazy socks as an icebreaker to check in on how your colleagues are going and coping especially undercurrent restrictions in Victoria
- Remember Monash Health has a range of resources available to help support employees. Including our Employee Assistance Program and Call a Psychologist.
CrazySocks4Docs was established by Dr Geoff Toogood in 2017 after his own lived experience of anxiety and depression.
Dr Toogood heard people were questioning his mental health because he had come to work wearing odd socks. In reality, his new puppy had been eating his socks and he was having to wear odd pairs — but he was struck by the perceived stigma and discrimination and was determined that he would create an awareness movement, hence CrazySocks4Docs day was born.
Download the poster for CrazySocks4Docs Day 2021.
Get some inspiration from last year’s participation in CrazySocks4Docs:
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Approved by Anjali Dhulia.