SWISH Start, a program to teach young people about mental health issues through basketball created by Junee’s Aiden Harrison, will make its debut on the national stage next week.
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Swish Start was chosen to be featured in the Propeller Project which is a collaboration between the Foundation for Young Australians and electronics manufacturer Samsung.
It will feature 15 projects by young Australians which are changing their communities.
Originally launched in 2012, Swish Start was a partnership between Mr Harrison and local health services providing expert support to the program.
Inspired by another idea of tying basketball together with a community cause, Mr Harrison designed the program to address youth depression and anxiety after seeing a friend struggle with mental health issues.
“It’s incredibly humbling and exciting to know that something I worked so hard to create will be seen by thousands of Australians,” Mr Harrison said.
“And the idea that it, along with 14 other Propeller films created by young people around the country, will be able to inspire even one young person to enact change in their community is amazing,” Mr Harrison said.
The official launch of the films will be in Melbourne on April 9 where abridged versions of all 15 documentaries will be shown before they are all uploaded onto the internet.
A spokeswoman for the Foundation for Young Australians said the documentaries could be used by others as inspiration or to provide a great idea to help create change in their community.
If you want to see Mr Harrison's documentary, you can visit the website: www.propellerproject.com.au/projects/swish-start