Our Stories

Melissa Hopkins has been appointed a non-executive director, bringing with her a tonne of experience from the corporate world and a passion for mental health.

The new Data and Insights Team will include specially-skilled individuals that will ensure what we are hearing is shared with those that need to listen, changing the game for young people.

Pieter Lindhout is getting ready to take on a 33-day walk from Gilgandra to Sydney to raise money for batyr and raise youth mental health awareness.

batyr has partnered with Count Charitable Foundation to deliver 12 educational mental health programs to schools across a number of states in Australia.

Like most of 2020, the last quarter has been a practice in resilience for us all at batyr and taking the time to admire what we’ve been able to achieve despite the challenges.

The recommendations from the final report by the Productivity Commission into Mental Health, along with the National Suicide Prevention Adviser’s Interim Advice, are a major turning point for young Australians living with mental ill-health.

The $110,000 grant from the nib foundation will allow batyr to deliver its engaging [email protected] programs to international students and the student communities that surround them.

An incredible $83,748 was raised at the first EVER Blue Tie Ball 2020: Virtual Homecoming and we want to say a huge, HUGE thanks to each and every one of you.

The latest ‘Causes of Death, Australia’ report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed a 6% increase in the number of deaths by suicide over 2019 compared to 2018.