Holly has been recognized for her work in suicide prevention awareness and was a finalist in the Young Achiever Awards for her advocacy in Youth Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Program, Leslee’s Sunflower.
As a returning member of the Youth Council, she aims to enhance her advocacy and leadership skills, continue raising awareness, and put plans into action to make a difference in her community and beyond. She believes that increasing education and resources in schools on mental health and accessibility to help for young people would have a positive impact. Holly is studying a Certificate IV in Mental Health and has recently been accepted into university to study a Bachelor of Psychological Science.
Additionally, Holly advocates for more education on topics such as criminal activity, youth crime, drugs, alcohol, and peer pressure to better inform the region's youth about the risks involved and why it's important to avoid such behaviours. Holly is eager to contribute to social media content creation for the Youth Council and further develop her public speaking skills.