Benny Prawira

Benny Prawira is the founder and Head Coordinator of Into The Light Indonesia, and a Social Health Psychology graduate student at Unika Atma Jaya in Jakarta.

Into The Light Indonesia is billed as the first inclusive youth community group on suicide prevention and mental health issues for adolescents and across other population sectors in Indonesia. Benny’s role as Head Coordinator spans community advancement strategy, connecting with other communities and organisations, and supervising each program developed and conducted by the volunteers.

Into the Light Indonesia is a pioneer for change in allowing young people to speak up about mental health issues, reduce stigma, and spread suicide prevention awareness.