Renee Kilby

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

Reflection time.

Hey everyone I have signed up to do the 20Talk challenge in WA. Which is a fundraiser for mental health awareness. I am supporting my sisters but also keen to get the message out there about how little funding mental health gets and I would like to do my part in helping spread the word.

With busy lives I think it’s easy to continue through each day and ignore issues or challenges that may arise and with 20 hours to sit and think with nothing but a notebook and pen it will definitely help me realise what is getting stuffed away and not dealt with.

I am looking forward to this challenge although somewhat nervous I think it will be a good thing.

I appreciate any support I can get to go towards this great cause.

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.

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!