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I guess if someone feels like they are alone that’s when the worst things
happen when someone doesn’t speak out
or when they feel like they don’t have a friend to turn to
Yeah sharing experiences as well is a big thing
because I think people find comfort
in knowing what you’ve
done and what you’ve been
through so if my friend was
doing something and I’d experienced something similar
’d be like “Oh this happened to me, maybe
try this or
do this or whatever
and this is what you need to do.”
And I guess it all doesn’t have to be super sincere
like that as well, I mean if you see someone getting
bullied on Facebook or something you can always
send them a message just being friendly.
Send them a funny picture, anything
to make them laugh and make them
eel normal. It doesn’t have to be a super emotional
“I’m here for you, I’ve always loved you”
whatever, but I guess every
little bit helps just to make people feel like
have got their backs. It does
I think that’s what helped me as well because a couple of my
friends were like “If you need anything, I’ve been
through this as well, I know how you’re feeling.
Need anything just let me know and I’ll help
you” and I think that was a big support
to me because I was like “Wait, hold on I’m not
the only one that’s been through this or who is going
through this." Totally. And I do have someone there
for me. So that was a massive thing.
Well I think, like
you are kind of like the perfect example
of how this could really work
you know the stopping speaking support.
It seems so obvious like you say, like a
Green Cross Code it seems like
something that we shouldn’t have to tell everyone
but if everybody actually thought
that way and just lived by that
basic “This is how you deal
with a situation like this”
so many things would be better. Eventually it will
get to the stage where
technology will be part of every single
thing we do so
this code could be something
that a lot of people would
live by and especially
from the ages of
primary school all the way through to
university because that is when you
start going into
obviously like smart phones
and things so when you get to high school it's like
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Group chats, Snapchat
Yeah, so
I think it is a massive part for a wide
range so I think starting them young
not starting them young, but
Getting it into people. Yeah, teaching
young kids this code
is just going to
could change everything. Yeah.
and go from generation to generation really.
That’s the goal!
Well I mean
thank you for being an ambassador
and for putting yourself out there
and being so helpful and being so involved
in crafting the Stop Speak Support campaign
and I think we just proved, we just need to
get out there and spread the message.