Why I’m doing the 20 talk challenge !
I’m taking part in the 20 Hours for 20Talk challenge ! Sitting silently in a 2m square for 20 hours without my phone, music, or conversation . This is to represent what it can feel like to struggle with your mental health in silence.
20Talk is a youth-led mental health charity working to break the stigma, provide relatable education, and give real support to young Australians. Just $25 can reach 2,000 people online, and $300 can fund a Mental Health First Aid scholarship.
Mental health affects all of us in its own way. This challenge is my way of showing up for anyone who’s ever felt alone and struggled in silence with it.
Please consider donating. Every dollar helps somebody feel less alone.
In order to raise funds for mental health charity 20Talk, I'm going to take on the challenge of sitting in a 2 metre square box for 20 hours with no technology and no talking. This challenge will be a small look into the day of someone struggling with mental health. All I will have is my own thoughts, a journal and a chair to sit on.
So why am I doing this?
We have all been touched in some way or another by the reality of mental health. It can be dark, lonely, and confronting.
Structurally, the statistics are still alarming..
- Suicide still remains the leading cause of death for young people aged 15-44.
- Only 2% of mental health funding goes towards prevention (Mental Health Commission 2022)
I'm completing the 20 Hours for 20Talk to turn these statistics around. Your contribution goes towards 20Talk's relatable prevention campaigns. They are a mental health charity that makes education cool and accessible, for young people by young people.
Your generous donations go towards:
- Every $300 puts a young person through a two-day Mental Health First Aid course
- Expanding 20Talk's online resources and 60,000+ social media community
- Running large-scale interactive mental health events
By improving mental health literacy, removing harmful stigma, and encouraging professional help-seeking we are preventing people from getting people into crisis in the first place.
Thank you for taking the time to read this post and for donating to the cause. Hopefully this small challenge can help change someone’s life.
If you ever need to chat, I’m always here. Love you all and thanks again!
You are an inspiration and a good soul.