Gabe Roberts

Gabe is taking on the 20-hour challenge to support youth mental health and raise awareness about the importance of prevention.

Kindness sometimes is not enough!

Kindness is my religion- yet, when someone needs more because they are struggling with their mental health-what can we do? How can we help? Where can we all learn more?

20talk is one substantial provider getting the messaging and education out there.

The message is clear- “You do not have to do this alone - Let’s learn together.”

I’ve struggled with my own mental health since I was a teenager. I’ve learned more about how to help myself and become more aware of my triggers in the past 5 years than in the previous 40yrs!

Let’s continue to shrink the stigmas attached to mental health and the people who are working through theirs.

That’s why I’m committed to this years 20hours for20talk.

Gabe

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 $120 puts a young person through a one day Mental Health Maintenance cours
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.

If you ever need to chat, I’m always here. Love you all and thanks again!