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Mental Health Services & Support

Not a waiting room. Not a referral form. Just real people showing up for other real people, across Central Queensland.

Because too many good men don’t make it.

Every day in Australia, seven men take their own lives. Most of them never told anyone they were struggling. They went to work, cracked jokes with their mates, kept food on the table for their families, and did what they thought they were supposed to do. Until the weight of it became too much to carry in silence.

Walk 'n' Talk was born out of that silence. Out of the ache of losing good people, and out of the quiet knowing that sometimes all it takes to keep going is someone walking beside you when the world feels too hard.

Support does not have to start with a clipboard or a waiting room. Sometimes it starts with lacing up your boots, stepping outside, and knowing that the person next to you is not expecting anything except for you to show up and take the next step together.

We walk for the dads falling apart behind the scenes but still showing up for their kids. We walk for the young blokes who feel like they don't belong anywhere. We walk for the men who are angry, grieving, lost, or numb, with no idea what to do with any of it.

No referral needed. You do not need to be fixed or figured out. You just need a place where you can breathe, speak freely (or not at all), and know you are not alone.

That is what Walk 'n' Talk is. And we will keep walking until every man in this community knows there is someone who has got his back.

Why We Exist

Men are still dying in silence. The numbers are not moving fast enough. The stigma is still there. And out here in regional Queensland, accessible support is still too hard to find.

7 of the 9 Australians

7 of the 9 Australians who die by suicide each day are men.

3 times more likely

Men are three times more likely to take their own lives than women.

Only 27% of men

Only 27% of men living with a mental health condition reach out for help.

More than 2x

In rural areas, the suicide rate is more than double what it is in the city.

50% of suicide

50% of suicide for males are due to situational distress

75% of male suicide attempts

are not linked to a mental health issue

Less likely

less likely to have health diagnosis

71% of male suicides

71% of male suicides are first attempts

Suicide is the leading cause of death in men

under the age of 55 and account for 3 out of 4 deaths

Twice the risk

Men who lack close friends have twice the risk of suicidal thoughts

6x the risk of depression

Separated men have 6x the risk of depression

Men not in the workforce

Men not in the workforce have 4x the risk of depression

We exist because those numbers are not just stats. They are mates we have lost, brothers we could not save, and sons who never got the chance to grow old.

We don’t need more empty campaigns.

We need real action. And it starts with walking beside each other, one conversation at a time.

Mental Health Services & Support

Connection before direction. That is how every service we offer works.

From weekly walks to peer mentoring, community education and one-on-one support, every service Walk 'n' Talk offers starts in the same place: a safe space where you can show up without judgement, labels, or pressure.

Weekly Walk ‘n’ Talk
meetups for men

Peer mentoring &
recovery programs

One-on-one
mental health support

Trauma workshops
& DV programs

Love Bites, T2A, re-engagement,
TCI-Therapeutic Crisis Intervention

Youth &
school outreach

Support through
Carer Gateway

in partnership with Wellways

Email &
helpline assistance

Workplace Workshops

Mental health at work is not a tick-box. It is a culture.

Walk 'n' Talk delivers practical mental health workshops across Central Queensland, helping teams build real understanding, confidence and connection. No corporate fluff. No clipboard exercises. Just honest conversations that make a difference on the ground.

Mental health
first response training

Workplace wellbeing
and cultural change talks

Support for high-stress,
male-dominated industries

Peer support
in the workplace

Organisational strategy
for mental health inclusion

Delivered across job sites,
in boardrooms, and everywhere in between.

Community Outreach & Programs

Connection is prevention. We bring the conversation to you.

Community walks
and local events

School visits,
youth programs & outreach

Indigenous-focused
outreach and programs

Visual and written
resource development

Suicide prevention
and DV awareness campaigns

Training and
Capacity

Upskilling
volunteers, staff,
and local leaders

Training and Education

Knowledge that sticks because it comes from people who've lived it.

Walk 'n' Talk trains the people communities rely on. Volunteers, peer mentors, first responders and local leaders, built with the skills to show up when it counts.

Volunteer
training and mentoring

Mental Health First Aid
(Train the trainer)

Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI)

3 Pillars
of Transforming Care

First Aid
& CPR certification

NDIS Services
by Walk ‘n’ Talk Collective

Talk n Support is the NDIS arm of Walk 'n' Talk Collective. They specialise in supporting people with psychosocial disability, neurodivergence, and complex life experiences, including those navigating Child Safety, parole, or mental health services.

Based in Central Queensland, they deliver trauma-informed, culturally safe, male-led support grounded in experience, backed by structure, and trusted by coordinators across the region.

Learn More About NDIS Services

What We Deliver

Talk n Support provides NDIS-funded Core and Capacity Building supports, including:

  • Behavioural support and mentoring
  • Community access and daily living skill development
  • Social, emotional and physical capacity building, person-centred supports.
  • Reintegration support for justice-involved participants
  • Positive male role modelling
  • Male-to-male emotional support and mentorin
Our team supports participants across Rockhampton, Banana Shire, Gladstone, Emerald and surrounding communities.

NDIS Mental Health Support

Real support looks different for everyone. We work alongside participants, families and coordinators to deliver practical, personalised mental health support. We meet people where they are, not where a form says they should be.

  • Men’s mentoring and behaviour support
  • Case management and advocacy
  • Support through parole, probation or reintegration
  • Family support and reunification assistance
  • NDIS support in Child Safety matters
  • Group activities and community engagement

Why Coordinators Choose
Talk ‘n’ Support

  • We don't reduce people to a diagnosis. The work starts with the person.
  • We understand trauma, loss and system fatigue.
  • Our team includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander practitioners with firsthand knowledge of the systems your participants move through. 
  • Many men open up more easily with someone who genuinely gets it. 
  • Culturally safe, male-focused support. 
  • Regional. Reliable. Responsive. 
  • We're based here. We answer the phone. We turn up. We stay in communication. 
Coordinators rely on us because we don't overpromise. We do the work. Plans are collaborative, realistic and built around what the participant actually needs to move forward.

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