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 with me is a chair, sleeping mat, journal, water, and food.
This challenge represents the isolation and hardships that someone with mental health challenges might experience every day.
So why am I doing this?
Mental health is incredibly important to me, especially for young adults and adolescents. I believe that creating safe environments for young people to talk openly and honestly about their mental health is key to creating long-lasting change in communities around Australia.
Looking at the statistics, it is clear that there is still a lot of work to be done:
- 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 Challenge to bring attention to youth mental health and support 20Talk to continue providing education and awareness on mental health in Australia. Your contribution goes directly towards 20Talk’s amazing courses, events and campaigns that are designed for young people by young people. These donations contribute to:
- Expanding 20Talk’s online resources and 60,000+ social media community
- Running large-scale interactive mental health events'
- Every $120 puts a young person through a one-day Mental Health Maintenance course
What is Mental Health Maintenance?
Mental Health Maintenance (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 equipping them with the knowledge and tools to maintain 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. Appreciate you all and thanks again!
Thank you to my Sponsors
$269.13
Suz & Mark Balding
$163.43
Brett Heatley
$106.75
Eli
Love you my brother. ❤️
$106.75
Helen Balding
You can do this as your heart is always to help people in need
$106.75
Jonny Spit
Well done F-Dog… you’re a good egg
$82.20
C&c
$55.95
Stew Dixon
$55.95
Jon Dixon
$55.95
Pat Dixon
$50
Ej
Go Fin! Thank you for holding space for young people and mental health
$50
Lexie Campbell
$50
Can Fam Xxx
$28.81
Toz
Good job g hope all goes well
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Anonymous
🙌🙌
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Alexander Doig
🤫
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Tom Franklyn
$28.81
Anonymous
i don’t think i’ve ever heard you be quite for more than 10 seconds so you go girl!
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Malcolm Noakes
$28.81
Beau Campbell
Go you good thing!! 💙 live your work!
$28.81
John Condidorio
Best of luck with the challenge.
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Eleanor Murray
go finslay this is epic !!
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Nicholas Sacca
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Mh
Well done mate 🙂🙂
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Blayde Dixon
Le king
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Sean Ngeow
Love the cause. U got this
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Donna
Great effort, well done! ⭐️
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Linda Stewart
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Janet Semple
Proud of you Finlay love aunty Jan
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Maddy
$25
Tim White
$25
Jacob Feist
You da 🐐
$25
Aleka
$25
Aamir Patankar
$25
Liam Fukumoto
Call me MrBeast
$23.81
Margaret Ho
What a great initiative!! Good on you Fin!
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Anonymous
$20
Leanne K
Well done Fin
$20
Brian Semple
$1 an hour for 20hrs. Good luck.
$17.87
Anonymous
Mr Beast challenge
$11.92
Haylee Campbell
Good luck Grandpa ! Hopefully your frail bones can handle the lack of movement.
$11.92
Lilly F
$11.80
Russ
legend
$11
So proud of both you!