Min Target Reached! 😍🙏
Thank you so much to everyone who donated to help reach my minimum fundraising target. I really am grateful. With 18 days to go we now have time to raise as much as we can, to help 20Talk widen their impact to empower young adults (18-30yo) with essential mental health tools and skills. Thanks for your support.Physical or Mental?
I love endurance events, but usually it’s in the form of long runs/rides, marathons and Ironman triathlons, not to mention long training hours to condition the body to endure the distance. This is different. Still physical but significantly confined, totally mental, and no doubt emotional at some points. I’m naturally an introvert so not speaking or interacting with people for 20hrs appears on face value “easy” but time will tell. I’m trying to approach this with no expectations, and taking the opportunity to disconnect from devices and my usual reality to reconnect with myself.20 Hours of Silence for Youth Mental Health.
I’m taking on the 20 Hours for 20Talk Challenge which will see me sitting in a 2×2 metre square in a warehouse, alongside 400 other participants, with no talking and no technology for 20 hours. All I’ll have are the essentials I bring with me: a chair, sleeping mat, journal, water, and food. No distractions.
This challenge is a small glimpse into the isolation and struggle that someone with mental health challenges might feel every day. I know it will be tough - physically, mentally, and emotionally - but it’s a challenge I’m taking on to stand in solidarity with those navigating these experiences.So why am I doing this?
We have all been touched in some way by the reality of mental health. It can be dark, lonely, and confronting.
Structurally, the statistics are still alarming:
- Suicide 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 Challenge to help 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 $120 puts a young person through a one-day Mental Health Maintenance course
- Expanding 20Talk’s online resources and 60,000+ social media community
- Running large-scale interactive mental health events'
What is Mental Health Maintenance?
Mental Health Maintence (MHM) is a free, one-day workshop designed with industry experts to help individuals better understand and engage with different areas of their wellbeing, as well as learn effective ways to monitor them. MHM is designed to support people by equippig them with the knowledge and tools to maintai their mental wellbeing before reaching crisis point. By improving mental health literacy, removing harmful stigma, and encouraging professional help-seeking, this workshop hopes to prevent people from reaching crisis in the first place. To learn more, please visit www.20talk.com.au.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this 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!
Thank you to my Sponsors
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John R Dean Constructions Pty Ltd
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Rachel Hodges
Awesome Dan. What a great way to raise awareness.
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Daniel Fay
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Canadian Cuz
Demographic and cause requiring empathy and support… you got this!
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Jc
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Alan And Kim Bradley
Supporting you all the way Dan!
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Beni @ 55 Knots
I look forward to not speaking with you too. ;)
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Teresa Rocco
Nice Challenge and whilst not as physical as you normally do, i suspect just as hard…well at least I would find it very hard. Go well. Threresa
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Selina Liu
You can do this!
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Cheryl Boyd
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Tash
What a great challenge and purpose you are doing this for Dan.
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Adam Hines
Love this …. Silence is key 👍
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Grant Ritchie
All the best Dan, great cause
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Paul B
Top effort mate 👊💥
Dan you are amazing! Love seeing you getting behind and supporting such a great cause xx