Dying to be Free: Understanding & Preventing Suicide

Suicide is the leading cause of death for men and women between the afes of 14-44. Every year aroiund the world we fight against suicide and today is no different. Every year on the 10th of Septmeber we come together help and fight towards a common goal of preventing sucide and opening up about it.

Theis September 10th Pearl Cove Library is hosting a Human Living Book event, come down and meet our living library books, people who have gone through the horrors and lived throught them ot tell their stories to you and listen to you.

What is a Human Library?

Also known as Living Library are libraries that allow you to read and borrow real people know as human books instand of physical books. these boooks share their stories and expreiences with you. The living library seeks to challenge prejudice and discrimination. The living library works just like a normal library would you browse the catalogue and choose a book you want and borrow it for a limtied time and instead of the traditional book you get a person.

Event Details:

Event: "The Fight Against Suicide"

Location: Pearl Cove Library Courtyard

Time: 12:30pm - 7:00pm

Day:  Thursday 10th of September 2020

*Refreshments at the venue, Cafe is in the library*

Bookings:

Booking is required to use our huiman books.

Books can be found here:

http://peralcovelibrary.com.au/events or phone 02 9568 3589

everyone is welcome to come and is open to the public

Further Information:

https://www.suicidepreventionaust.org/

More Information on Human Library visit:

https://humanlibrary.org/

image source:

https://www.iasp.info/wspd2020/wspd-banners/

By: Lester Hilario

Stay alive! - Build your inner warrior!

Support suicide awareness and prevention by joining our event on September 10, 2019!

Pearl Cove library will transform into Human Library on the World Suicide Prevention Day - September 10, 2019 to promote understanding of suicide prevention among community. 

Human Library is where you can “borrow” a person and “read” as a “book”. Readers can listen to our books’ stories and have a meaningful conversation up to half an hour.

Our books are on the shelf and free to book:

• An Indigenous Australian doctor: A psychiatrist will talk about suicide with a focus on help-seeking and explain how to help someone with suicidal thoughts.
• A mom who lost her son to suicide sharing her experience.
• An unemployed person who made an attempt on his life talking about his depression.
• A single mom talking how she was struggling with her life and had thought of suicide.

Go to Pearl Cove Library and read about this difficult topic. You can learn from our books’ experience and play an important role in suicide prevention. Spread inspirational messages and hope!

Tea and biscuits are provided so you can enjoy a pleasant reading time.

Scan the QR code to reserve a book, or make your booking through Eventbrite.

Please let us know in the registration form if you have any accessibility and/or dietary requirements so we can make an appropriate arrangement.

About World Suicide Prevention Day
Find out more about The Human Library
Crisis Support service in Australia: Lifelife Australia

Image source:
https://www.bewhoyouare.com/training-your-inner-warrior-151zlbz
https://sydney.edu.au/about-us/vision-and-values/living-library.html

Posted by Huong Duong