Across Australia there are a bunch of places young people can reach out to for support when they are going through a tough time. The problem is, not enough of us are using them.
What's up with that?
To help answer that question, we're lucky enough to have @Nic - Batyr and @Steph - Batyr coming online on the 25th of February!
This one is Nic
And this is Steph 
They even have really cool t-shirts!
We will be chatting through what is stopping young people for using this support, how we can all have an impact on changing this and the power of telling your story.
Steph is the Being Herd Manager at Batyr, she looks after training young people to share their stories in a safe and structured way at programs in schools and universities across Australia. Nic is the School Program Manager at Batyr and oversees the delivery of the Batyr@School program in High Schools.
They both believe young people hold the key to this positive change in how young people view and speak about mental health by creating an environment where talking about our mental health is not only accepted but supported and encouraged.
Is there something that gets in the way of telling your story? Do you have a problem with the way people talk about mental illness that you want help solving? Or do you just want to know how you can get a cool Batyr T-shirt?
You can ask them anything by Clicking here
Join us on the 25th of February at 9pm AEDT to chat about the elephant in the room.
Hey everybody! Welcome to tonight’s infobus session! Tonight we’re talking with the amazing @Nic - Batyr and @Steph - Batyr from Batyr about stigma, help seeking and the amazing power of your story.
Before we get started, i just want to remind you all to take care of yourselves during this chat. Sometimes our stories can have some pretty rough patches in them, some of us might even be going through those rough patches right now. If you’re not feeling great, it’s important to talk to someone about it. Make a post in our community or talk to someone 1 on 1 .
And one last thing. Remember to follow the guidelines when posting in our chat. Don’t break anonymity, don’t talk about things that might be triggering for other people (specific meds and self harm in particular). And last but not least, be good to each other .
And with that out of the way, here's our first question:
1. Who’s heard of Batyr before? Tell us what you know about them!
Welcome @j95 @Steph - Batyr @Nic - Batyr!
I should also mention that we have the amazing @CICI on helping to run the show
Hey everyone!
Welcome to tonight's InfoBus. Super thrilled to be here with @Steph - Batyr and @Nic - Batyr from the really cool organisation Batyr tonight 
Let's talk about the elephant in the room
And if anyone is like me and didnt know what that meant for a REALLY long time....
The elephant represents the thing no one is talking about, yet everyone is aware it is there. At least, that is how I view it, let us know if you have a different perspective!
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