MYTH:
You’re either “normal” or ‘Mentally ill”.
FACT:
Mental health is a spectrum, and we all go through periods in our life where we feel distressed, worried, or disconnected.
People who have a mental health diagnosis might experience few symptoms or find that their symptoms don’t interfere with them being able to live the life they want, and some people without a diagnosis might experience mental health symptoms which impact many areas of their lives.
Instead of just thinking about illness, it’s useful to think about distress and impact, anyone can feel distress, and we can all benefit from good, accessible support for our mental health.
Brisbane Square Library is in the Brisbane CBD and it is to be the first site to hang the Sunflower Quilt.
The library is on the corner of Adelaide and George Streets, Brisbane.
This will the first of many sites, as the quilt goes on its journey to promote discussion at the grass roots level around thinking differently about mental health issues.
Blue Phoenix is passionate about de-stigmatising mental health issues and members are focussing their attention on the community level.
The quilt will be hung later in the afternoon of its launch at Carina Community Centre on 9th October which is the start of Queensland Mental Health Week.
It will be on display there for the remainder of October, which is, then, national Mental Health Month.
For the month of November, it will be showcased at the Chermside Library.
Further Library appearances are currently being negotiated.
We hope you get a chance to visit.