Mick Simmons of Mental Health Safety Net and Jessica Carter of Carter Marketing are joining forces to host a fundraising event to help educate Peninsula students on mental health and suicide prevention.
Driven by a deeply personal connection to mental health, Jessica Carter is hosting a gala dinner and silent auction to raise $25,000 for Mental Health Safety Net. The homegrown charity is dedicated to providing suicide prevention education across the Mornington Peninsula by equipping students with the knowledge and tools to support anyone in the community struggling with mental health issues or thoughts of suicide.
Jessica, the owner of Carter Marketing, has recognised the need for mental health education in our community and is using her network of professional construction clientele to organise the dinner and auction at Mornington Golf Club on Friday, September 15, from 6.30-11.30pm.
One of Mental Health Safety Net’s initiatives is safeTALK, a workshop designed to prepare anyone over the age of 15 to be a suicide-alert helper. It’s something that Jessica said would have helped her when she was younger. “Having a program like safeTALK during my teenage years would have been extremely beneficial. My younger self had to navigate through challenges without much guidance, so my deepest wish is to empower our community with the knowledge and resources I never had, ensuring everyone receives the support they need to thrive.”
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