23-05-2025
Local group sparks dialog on the human condition through ‘library' event
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Mental health was in the spotlight Thursday afternoon at Design West in downtown Sioux City.
The non-profit group Simple Life hosted their Human Library Experience to help attendees gain a better understanding of people's mental health struggles.
Unlike traditional libraries where you borrow books, guests were able to check out real stories from volunteers living with chronic mental illness.
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'A human library is people in conversations, so you can learn a little bit about the things you don't know. It might be why they ended up homeless [or] what have they struggled with in terms of their autism or schizophrenia. What does that look like on a day in, day out basis; what do the medications do; what don't the medications do,' said Simple Life Founder and CEO Sheri Porter.
There was also live music and food for guests and opportunities to socialize.
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