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The Bookhouse Project is an extension of our Charlie Asked for Help campaign, it is a small bookshelf located in the Wellbeing room of the union decorated with tiles painted by students and friends of Charlie’s to make up a memorial. We met as a group on Charlie's birthday to walk and paint in his memory. Students used it as an opportunity to talk about him in a safe space, the session was a good way to use creativity to create a product that would be in the union for years to come. 319 students across the UK have lost their lives between 2017-2020 and this number is only increasing. Each of them had family, friends, classmates and a story, this was just one way we wanted to appropriately memorialise a member of our community. With input from his mum and girlfriend, each tile is an expression of the people who care about him and our cause. It houses books ranging from fiction for students to get lost in to self-help to guide you in times of need. It has custom bookmarks that memorialise another student we lost Steffan, he will not be forgotten. It is crucial we continue the discourse about mental health and even more so important we encourage men to speak up about their problems and seek support. Each life matters and each will be remembered in it’s own way. This is how we choose to remember Charlie.
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