My experience is not a tale … Don’t let my experience to be misunderstood

 

                               Human library in mental health for youth

Introduction 

The hardest thing is to acknowledge issues in mental health especially in youth. In this time of age of pandemic the number of youth mental health is in increasing by the numbers.

  Whether they ignore their symptoms or not knowing what is mental health in early symptoms. Lots of students have to do their study online without any connection to their peers neither with their teachers physically. Any connection will be through internet and no physical connection except within family member at home.  

This is becoming a problem in their mental health as they needs the physical connection with their peers not only with their direct family. Many has lost their life because of this situation. They are not knowing what to do and where to get help. 

Human Library! Human Library! 

In this event our Human libraries are a person or persons who have had an experience in mental health or someone who is professional with in particular topic of the event and sharing these experience in their life or with their knowledge to the reader. They will giving the you information about their real life journey and knowledge of mental health in youth. 

Presenting you with the topic of youth with mental health and how to overcoming it. As a book, our human libraries can provide you their experiences and you ask any appropriate questions related to mental health and on how they managed their issue.  You can also can ask about any help from the human libraries' professionals what help are available in our area.

How to book our event? Please go to our website www.azurebeachcouncil.com.au  or directly to one of our branch’s library.  

Where: will be held at the Azure Library Courtyard

When: 10 October 2022 10am - 12 pm  

Links:

https://www.aihw.gov.au › reports › australias-health › mental-health

https://www.metroassist.org.au

Our Human Library:

Dr Christina Roberts is from Blah Psychologist who is specialist in children mental health with years of experience.

  

Rebecca Wright is one of the youth who have been suffering with PTSD for about four years and overcome it recently with the help of Dr Christina.

Elijah George is one of our human libraries' speaker with depression experience and developed help by reaching out Metro Assist as a young child. 

William Dominic is one of a social worker specialist in youth mental health from Metro Assist Agency

Angelica Ryan is one of the youth as a human library's speaker.  She overcome anxiety and depression.  She reached out Metro Assist with help about 4 years ago. 

Windi Tran