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For my birthday this year I am raising money for mental health education for young adults...

We have all been touched in some way or another by the reality of mental health. It can be dark, lonely, and confronting. 

Personally, I feel this has been a huge part of my life, not only with myself, but my friends and family. 

I remember struggling with this as a teenager/young adult and not quite understanding....if there had been more education around it, maybe things would have been different for me and I wouldn't still be struggling with it today. It is important for me for this to be different for my children and younger members of my family.

So in order to raise funds for Perth based  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 and how isolated they can feel, especially if they don't have support.

All I will have is my own thoughts, a journal and a chair to sit on. 

I have no doubt that it will be confronting. 

So why am I doing this?

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!
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