We appreciate everyone who attended Wayne's emotive talk last Thursday. For those of you who missed it, Wayne courageously opened up about his very personal and challenging situation, leaving us all deeply moved. It was honest and heartbreaking.
He then shared these alarming statistics:
He then spoke about ways to become a better listener and to recognise the signs of distress that kids and adults show - before it is too late. He suggested storing LifeLine's number, 13 11 14, on your phone to have on hand in case of an emergency. If you find yourself in a situation with someone who needs immediate help, Wayne says to call LifeLine for them, introduce them to the person on the phone, and then hand the phone over and stay with the person until help arrives.
Since SmackTalk was launched in April 2024, Wayne has presented to 26 organisations – with another 50 talks already lined up. He’s spoken to more than 1500 people and of those, 12 people have come to him either afterward or sent a message or emailed to say that either they need help, or they’ve got a family member that does. Wayne has been able to support them to get the help they need.
If you would like to donate to his charity which is aimed to help stamp out cyberbullying and sexual extortion please go to https://smacktalk.com.au/
Your support can make a significant difference, Thank you
He then shared these alarming statistics:
- More than 3,200 Australians took their own lives in 2023
- That's more than 60 a week
- An average of 8 lives lost per day
- 801 people died of suicide in Victoria compared to 299 road deaths
- Sextortion cases have increased by 400% in the past 18 months.
He then spoke about ways to become a better listener and to recognise the signs of distress that kids and adults show - before it is too late. He suggested storing LifeLine's number, 13 11 14, on your phone to have on hand in case of an emergency. If you find yourself in a situation with someone who needs immediate help, Wayne says to call LifeLine for them, introduce them to the person on the phone, and then hand the phone over and stay with the person until help arrives.
Since SmackTalk was launched in April 2024, Wayne has presented to 26 organisations – with another 50 talks already lined up. He’s spoken to more than 1500 people and of those, 12 people have come to him either afterward or sent a message or emailed to say that either they need help, or they’ve got a family member that does. Wayne has been able to support them to get the help they need.
If you would like to donate to his charity which is aimed to help stamp out cyberbullying and sexual extortion please go to https://smacktalk.com.au/
Your support can make a significant difference, Thank you
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