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It ain’t weak to speak | LIVIN

Using five simple words, LIVIN is breaking down the stigma of mental health, and inspiring real action among their ever-growing community along the way. LIVIN’s co-founder Casey Lyons and one of its supporters, Curtis Young, share with us the ways in which LIVIN is changing conversation around mental health in Australia.

As a co-founder of LIVIN’, a Burleigh-based organisation dedicated to breaking down the stigma of mental health, Casey Lyons is familiar with the power of the lived experience.

“We started in 2013 after we lost a great man, my best mate, Dwayne Lally, to suicide,” explains Casey. “Dwayne lived with depression and bipolar for a number of years and the stigma kept him quiet and stopped him from accessing support. I met Dwayne the first day of Grade 1; I knew him like a brother inside and out.

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