We advocate for the NEEDS and VOICES of young people.
As a youth-led organisation that reaches thousands of young people every year, we believe it’s our responsibility to listen to and understand their experiences, and to elevate their voices in the decisions that affect them.
Through our own research, as well as projects done in collaboration with academic partners, we explore questions that are important to young people. We do this with the view that young people are the experts in their own lives. We gather insights from young people through our programs, and through mental health stories shared by our storytellers, including those shared through OurHerd. We work collaboratively with young people to interpret their data and insights and develop research outputs that reflect their points of view. All our research is done with the end goal of applying what we learn in the real world, either through refining our programs or influencing policy and practice.
Speaking with 457 students across 18 regional and remote schools, batyr partnered with the University of Sydney to collect baseline data from young people living in drought-affected areas of NSW to understand their experiences with mental ill-health and seeking help.
An analysis conducted on 83 stories written by batyr storytellers was conducted by ConNetica and batyr, to share insights on lived experiences of mental ill-health, and to show what helps.
Coming together with United for Global Mental Health, the Global Mental Health Action Network, Unicef, Orygen and the Coalition for Action for Preventive Mental Health Kenya, batyr co-authored a report with recommendations for funding youth mental health.
This report sets out to better understand the role that work plays in the mental health and wellbeing of employees, with a particular focus on young people in the workforce.
In partnership with Western Sydney University and Erin Nolan and Associates, batyr launched a research report on the central role friends play in young people’s mental health care.
Speaking with 457 students across 18 regional and remote schools, batyr partnered with the University of Sydney to collect baseline data from young people living in drought-affected areas of NSW to understand their experiences with mental ill-health and seeking help.
An analysis conducted on 83 stories written by batyr storytellers was conducted by ConNetica and batyr, to share insights on lived experiences of mental ill-health, and to show what helps.
Coming together with United for Global Mental Health, the Global Mental Health Action Network, Unicef, Orygen and the Coalition for Action for Preventive Mental Health Kenya, batyr co-authored a report with recommendations for funding youth mental health.
This report sets out to better understand the role that work plays in the mental health and wellbeing of employees, with a particular focus on young people in the workforce.
In partnership with Western Sydney University and Erin Nolan and Associates, batyr launched a research report on the central role friends play in young people’s mental health care.
Speaking with 457 students across 18 regional and remote schools, batyr partnered with the University of Sydney to collect baseline data from young people living in drought-affected areas of NSW to understand their experiences with mental ill-health and seeking help.
Welcoming the Productivity Commission’s attention to mental health, batyr’s response highlights the importance of: prevention and education to reduce stigma, elevating lived experiences and community building to increase social inclusion and reduce isolation of young people.
We welcome the focus of the strategy in areas focused on the implementation and scaling of stigma reduction activities. In particular we highlight the priorities:● 1.3 Embed lived experience leadership and advocacy● 1.4 Educate and train key cohorts and workforces to build their capacity to deliver critical services free from stigma and discrimination● 1.5 Improve the evidence base through data collection and evaluation.
Welcoming the Productivity Commission’s attention to mental health, batyr’s response highlights the importance of: prevention and education to reduce stigma, elevating lived experiences and community building to increase social inclusion and reduce isolation of young people.
We welcome the focus of the strategy in areas focused on the implementation and scaling of stigma reduction activities. In particular we highlight the priorities:● 1.3 Embed lived experience leadership and advocacy● 1.4 Educate and train key cohorts and workforces to build their capacity to deliver critical services free from stigma and discrimination● 1.5 Improve the evidence base through data collection and evaluation.
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