Trumping​ ignorance // Triumphing enlightenment​- Human Living Library

"Almost 1 in 4 young people meet the criteria for a probable serious mental illness (PSMI)" 

 Mission Australia and Black Dog Institute report. 

October is Mental Health Awareness Month, which means this is the perfect time for ​us to reflect upon the importance of a healthy mind and what it means to live with mental illness. In this society, while our attention to physical health is paramount, we often forget that a healthy mind is the driver behind our ambitious endeavour to self-improvement. 

By now, you're probably wondering what we mean by 'human living library'---a human library or book is a group of people or a singular person who has willingly volunteered to share their anecdotes and stories to complete strangers. In placing a face and voice to a story, libraries and their living books hope to enlighten 'borrowers' (like you) about often controversial topics. 

Join 4 brave human libraries as they share their experiences of the highs, lows and curiosities of mental illness- below reads a list of the kind of books available for you to borrow (off our extremely limited, one-off shelf): 

- Bipolar disorder: not all black-and-white. 

- Schizophrenia: more than meets the eye. 

- Dissociative identity disorder: seldom understood, always judged. 

- Obsessive compulsive disorder: not an adjective. 

At the conclusion of the session, you will have the opportunity to collect a free 'mental health ribbon' enamel pin as souvenir of your experience. 

Learn how you can weaponise truth and empathy to combat stereotypes, find common ground and improve your own state of mind. 

DATE: 7th of October, 2023 (First Saturday of the month). 

TIME: 1:00pm-4:30pm. 

LOCATION: Azure Beach Public Library main branch- Cove Meeting Room.

FEE: Free entry, register interest. 

To learn more and register your place as borrower, please click the button below- Be quick! spots are limited. 

For more information about mental health, please visit; Youth Mental Health- Black Dog Institute- https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/research-areas/youth-mental-health/  

K. Skelly 

Your Mental Health and You

 Your Mental Health and You. 

 

 Did you know 1 in 5 Australians suffer from a mental illness?

And many more of us suffer from mental exhaustion and depression. Mental well-being is key to a happy life, and that's why we at the Azure Beach library are hosting ‘Your Mental Health and You', a human library book event that aims to bring to the community together on a still misunderstood part of our society.

4 human “library books” will be speaking at this event, talking about how mental illness has affected their lives and of those around them. Come listen to their stories, and together we can tear down the walls of stigma around a very serious issue, and learn to love and understand each other, for as we say here at Azure Beach... It's okay to not be okay!

What is a human library book event you ask?

A Human Library is where people become the books. Come down to listen to these "books" and their stories about mental health, and what kind of struggles they went through. You can find more information here at humanlibrary.org

Book now at eventbrite.com.au/YourMentalHealthandYou

Days: Saturday 1/10, Sunday 2/10 and Saturday 8/10 

Starts: 6pm

Ends: 8pm

Where: The Azure Library

Call us at 000-000-000 or find us on our many social media platforms! (facebook, instagram, tik tok) @AzureBeachLibrary

 

 More information: www.beyondblue.org, www.blackdoginstitute.org.au

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 Event manager: Cameron Ruffio