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

 Mental health starts with you! 
Human Library Event 2024

Mental Health is very complicated. Most mental health issues are caused by a combination of factors like genetics, personal experiences and lifestyle. Do you know that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects around 1 in 20 Australians and the disorder can extend into adolescence? Have you ever found that your family or friends who have lost loved one may have Process Trauma-Induced Depression (PTSD)? You may not know who have mental health issues by judging their appearance. Albert Einstein is a famous example to prove that it is possible to be successful and productive with ADHD!

Have you ever talked about how you feel after losing your job or feeling lonely all the time at home as being an empty-nester? 

Come to join us in our Human Library event to find out more with our Human Books. They share with you their stories and how they survived or healed from their wounds. Each Human Book represents a group of our society who is frequently subjected to prejudice, discrimination and social exclusion.

Choose your title, reserve your place and be ready to have a chat with them.

Bookings:  Bookings essential. Phone Azure Beach Public Library on 02 9293 2425 or click the Eventbrite to reserve your place. Each book reading session is 20 mins. Each booking allows 3 sessions maximum.

Date & time:Sat 20 Apr 2024 @ 2:00pm to 4:30pm

Age:            Young adults, Adults, Seniors

Cost:           Free

Venue:       Azure Room, Azure Beach Public Library, 44 Lighting Way, Azure Beach NSW 2100

Let’s meet our Human Books

	Eating Disorder Alma is a young actress who recovered from serious eating disorders after 7 years of treatment. Listen to her stories that how she can recover from several relationships’ breakup causing depression and leading to eating disorders.
	Anxiety Disorder Nuala is a psychologist helping young people to cope with their mental health problems. However, she also had personal experience of anxiety disorder since she was 12. Discover her road of recovery during the human library event.
	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Herman has finished his university degree course in sports therapy in the University of Technology Sydney just last year. He has struggled through the degree course in 7 years because he has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) since his childhood. Learn how he lives with ADHD in his life and overcomes the difficulties during university examination.
	Process Trauma-Induced Depression (PTSD) Matilda, a young mum of 3 kids, diagnosed with PTSD a year after the suicidal death of her son. The sudden death of her son put much emotional stress on her and so traumatic that leading to her depression. Chat with her to learn how she can heal from those tearful days.

For more information on mental health, visit the links below:  

Beyond Blue 
Headspace
Mental Health Australia

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