Human Library Event - Speak Your Mind: Conversations on Youth Mental Health

 

This October, join us at Azure Beach Library as we hold our first Human Library Event to celebrate Mental Health Month for Youth!

Image credit: The People Speak!

What is Mental Health Month?
Mental Health Month is celebrated in October every year and provides people with an opportunity to learn more about mental health and encourages them to seek help when they need it.

What is this event about?
In accordance with the rise of mental health cases affecting the youth today, Azure Beach Library has decided to hold a Human Library Event to help spread awareness on various mental health issues in today’s youth.

Partnering up with the Human Library Organisation, Azure Beach Library has invited 6 people (known as “Books” in this event) who have either lived experiences or are mental health experts in the following topics:
•    Anxiety
•    Depression
•    Body dysmorphia
•    Eating disorders
•    Schizophrenia
•    OCD

Young people coming to this event (those living with mental health issues, or friends and family of young people with mental health issues) will have the opportunity to “borrow” these Books and have a conversation with them in a safe, open and inclusive space.

Azure Beach Library hopes this event will challenge people’s views around mental health and erase negative stigma, as well as providing a safe space for the youth to seek help and access resources.

 

 

Date: Saturday 5 October 2024

Time: 10:30am - 1:45pm

Location: Azure Beach Library, in the Azure Room

Cost: Free

Booking information: Bookings are essential.

Please register via the Eventbrite link here, or contact Azure Beach Library here.

Please be advised you must be at least 16 years old to attend this event as this event may contain mature/sensitive content.

• For more information about Mental Health Month, please see: https://mentalhealthmonth.wayahead.org.au/
• For more information about The Human Library Organisation, please see: https://humanlibrary.org/
• For additional information and resources, please see: https://headspace.org.au/

Kassandra Pasqual

What does Lunar New Year look like in Australia?

 Luna New Year
Have you even wondered how we celebrate Lunar New Year in Australia 

What is Lunar New Year?

Lunar New Year is a day to celebrate of the arrival of spring and the beginning of new year on the lunisolar calendar. it is the most important holiday in China and it is also widely celebrated in South Korea, Vietnam and countries with a significant overseas Chinese population. While the official dates encompassing the holiday vary by culture, those celebrating consider it the time of year to reunite with immediate and extended family. 

What is a Human Library 

Human Library is an event where readers can borrow people serving as open living books and have conversations. Each book has their own story to tell.

The aim for the Human Library is to build a positive framework for conversations that can challenge stereotypes and prejudices through dialogue 

image credit: Human Library Organisation

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About the Event

Azure Beach will be running an event in partnership with the Human library Organisation. In the event there will be four Living books all from the same background each having a story to tell and share. Each conversation will last for 20 minutes group conversation

Event Details: 

When:Sunday, February 2nd at 2pm

Where: Azure Beach Public Library, in Azure Room

Booking: Free entry Booking Required

Limited Spot Available

more information about event booking 
click here 

Contact 

Email: eventslibrary@azl.com.au

Phone: 0421 420 577 

Further Information

More information about Lunar New Year 

information about Human Library 

Sirena Cheung

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