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When I first heard - 00:00:01.225 --> 00:00:03.085
and first had the sessions with Live For Life, - 00:00:03.385 --> 00:00:06.005
it was definitely really interesting seeing actual young - 00:00:06.005 --> 00:00:08.725
people like, um, talking about mental health - 00:00:08.745 --> 00:00:10.605
and their mental health experiences. I wanted - 00:00:10.605 --> 00:00:14.045
To see this new approach towards the field of, you know, - 00:00:14.155 --> 00:00:17.165
helping teens with their personal life. - 00:00:17.885 --> 00:00:19.485
I also to be fun a live for life group - 00:00:19.725 --> 00:00:21.525
'cause like I wanted - 00:00:21.525 --> 00:00:23.365
to learn more about mental health. There's - 00:00:23.365 --> 00:00:24.845
A bit of like stigma around it - 00:00:24.865 --> 00:00:29.085
and I think we wanted to help people like in our age group - 00:00:29.185 --> 00:00:31.845
And how we can guide them to like, if they're going - 00:00:31.845 --> 00:00:33.845
through stuff or if they notice their friends struggling. - 00:00:34.205 --> 00:00:35.805
'cause I've known people who have struggled - 00:00:35.865 --> 00:00:36.885
and I've watched them struggle. - 00:00:36.925 --> 00:00:38.365
I won't know about how I could help them - 00:00:38.475 --> 00:00:41.285
Because I just wanted to make a difference to young people - 00:00:41.465 --> 00:00:43.365
And like to be the person I could talk to. - 00:00:43.715 --> 00:00:45.685
Sort of show people, Hey, I'm here for you - 00:00:45.745 --> 00:00:47.205
and if you need a chat, I'm here. - 00:00:47.205 --> 00:00:49.445
And I just like the idea of supporting such a cause. - 00:00:50.245 --> 00:00:52.845
I really, really enjoy connecting with people - 00:00:52.845 --> 00:00:55.525
that I haven't personally been very close with - 00:00:55.525 --> 00:00:57.205
Before you get to be around people - 00:00:57.625 --> 00:01:01.165
who like have different experiences on like things - 00:01:01.165 --> 00:01:02.165
that happened in their life. - 00:01:02.465 --> 00:01:05.645
You would never see this person talking to this person, - 00:01:05.745 --> 00:01:07.605
but like in the crew, they're like best - 00:01:07.605 --> 00:01:08.605
Friends. Yeah. No one really - 00:01:08.605 --> 00:01:09.285
knows young people - 00:01:09.285 --> 00:01:10.525
better than young people. - 00:01:11.005 --> 00:01:12.925
I think it's important for youth - 00:01:12.985 --> 00:01:14.805
to lead the conversation about mental health - 00:01:14.805 --> 00:01:16.925
because they have a firsthand experience. - 00:01:17.075 --> 00:01:19.365
Younger people see different things - 00:01:19.635 --> 00:01:20.925
like in school and all that. - 00:01:21.195 --> 00:01:24.485
It's coming from, you know, us as teenagers. Yeah. - 00:01:24.485 --> 00:01:25.605
Going to like the younger people - 00:01:25.745 --> 00:01:28.445
and not like 50, 60-year-old men. Like what? Yeah. - 00:01:29.105 --> 00:01:30.445
And so having people your age - 00:01:30.715 --> 00:01:33.085
with you definitely makes you feel a lot more supported. - 00:01:33.585 --> 00:01:35.805
If it's normalized around our age group - 00:01:35.805 --> 00:01:38.405
and around the school yard, then people are more open. - 00:01:38.785 --> 00:01:41.245
It really empowers us to help us grow - 00:01:41.465 --> 00:01:43.965
and like help us support each other. - 00:01:44.435 --> 00:01:48.125
It's not just a one-off problem that I'm having, it's - 00:01:48.275 --> 00:01:49.405
Worldwide. Our - 00:01:49.875 --> 00:01:53.765
Teacher has taught us heaps of different ways - 00:01:53.835 --> 00:01:56.045
that we can help ourselves and help others. - 00:01:56.425 --> 00:01:58.405
We can teach people younger - 00:01:58.505 --> 00:02:00.325
and older than us what mental health is - 00:02:00.345 --> 00:02:02.805
and have us lead through future generations. - 00:02:02.865 --> 00:02:04.005
And teaching younger ones - 00:02:04.005 --> 00:02:05.045
and getting it passed on - 00:02:05.045 --> 00:02:07.525
through time is just gonna be amazing for young people - 00:02:07.525 --> 00:02:07.845
to do.
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