Grounded - Growing conversations around mental illness

Sponsored by Janssen, in association with Aware and See Change Designer: Maeve O’Neill

With the mission of starting a national conversation around mental illness, Janssen in partnership with leading mental health organisations Aware and See Change, present the show garden, Grounded – Growing Conversations Around Mental Illness.

The central theme of the garden is how a conversation can be the first step on the journey of recovery. Landscape architect Maeve O’Neill has created a space that welcomes both group and individual conversation in a setting that reflects the varied nature of mental illness. It incorporates ideas and drawings that were conceived through a series of hands-on workshops with people living with or affected by mental illness. The garden has been created with steel and stone, materials that reflect the strength and resilience of those living with mental illness. The design highlights that an open conversation can be the first step along the path to recovery thereby infusing a positive message of hope.