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