I made it!
Hi wonderful friends! A short note to let you know that I successfully completed the 20 hours yesterday. Overall, it was amazing, but there were definitely ups and downs! I am still trying to put words to it. Watching the sunrise and then go down again on the same day, from the same position, out the same window, knowing I hadn’t moved much or spoken to anyone, was really weird!! Thanks again for your support. Love Kat20 Hours of silence for youth mental health
Hi friends,
I have decided to sign up for the 20 Hours for 20Talk Challenge this year. Basically, I will be sitting in a 2×2 metre square in a warehouse, alongside 400 other participants, with no talking and no technology for 20 hours. 😮
I’ll have are the essentials with me: a chair, sleeping mat, journal (yay), pen, water, and food. That’s it!
This challenge is a small glimpse into the isolation and struggle that someone with mental health challenges might feel every day.Why am I doing this?
I want our kids to grow up in a world where mental health support is readily available, and maintaining our mental health is normalised.
The statistics continue to be 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).
- 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. Everyone who donates $80 or more will receive something from me penned during the 20 hour challenge.
Thank you to my Sponsors
$215
Benchmark Finance
$127.34
Paris Holmes
Can’t wait for my portrait! Go Kat!!!
$127.34
Nadia Bridge
Go Kat/Aunty Kat, you’ve got this!!
$124.46
Tony Dennis
I'll leave it up to you to choose whether you want to draw a portrait of myself or Lisa. Great idea though! Haha
$120
James Thompson
I’d like to request a memorised drawing of the Thompson’s and the letter. Preferable in the later stages of the challenge. Godspeed 👊🏼
$106.12
Duncan Street
Revel in the deepness of the silence
$106.12
Sophie Farrar
An important cause. Good luck Kat x
$100
Daniela Gugliotta
Well done Kat - what an amazing fundraiser to be part of!
$86.07
Jessica B
Go for it ! X x x
$80
Kat
Go me!
$55.95
Anonymous
You are amazing!!! Go Kat!!!
$54.84
Lee
Silence is golden go luck
$54.84
Suzi Bridge
We are with you ❤️
$50
Jay Downie
You’re amazing!!!!
$20
Go Kat! Can't wait to see your artist skils!