Special Group creative Mark Starmach launches mental health initiative Thoughts for the Dark
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Mark Starmach, a creative at Special Group Australia, has launched ‘Thoughts For The Dark‘, a mental health initiative collating phrases and sayings people tell themselves which give them hope in times of darkness.
In its early stages, Starmach is seeking people to add their own thoughts to the project, but has a vision for the collection to become a resource to help others in times of hardship.

Mark Starmach
“Different people and organisations have put their hands up to help, and with that comes different ideas of how this might live. So, we started talking about a coffee table book that’s like a limited edition collection which funds go to a mental health organisation,” Starmach told Mumbrella.