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SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY strongly believes in the power of lived experience to create change. Stories Worth Sharing aims to give a voice to the many people who have struggled with their own mental health, supported others, or have been [...]

Stay ChatTY for the fourth year running, proudly sponsored the Outstanding Contribution to Suicide Prevention by a Young Person award. We were pleased to announce that the winner this year was Matt Etherington. Since 2016, Matt has coached The Big [...]

Make sure you check in with your team mates this off-season. 🏈🏀⚽️ Go beyond the banter. 💙 Check out the video here! #StayChatTY

Sometimes good things take time! ⏰ And after three years of discussions, the Stay ChatTY Schools Program finally landed at Fahan School with the Grade 12 students. These girls were so passionate about having us visit they continued to look [...]

Good culture wins games. 🥇 And kindness is one fast track way to boosting good team culture. ✨ The Launceston Tornados 🏀🌪 jumped at the chance to learn more about supporting themselves and their teammates when it comes to mental [...]

On the 10th of September, the Stay ChatTY team were extremely proud to play our part in representing R U OK? on National R U OK? Day. It was an action-packed day that saw our team visit many different organisations [...]

The team at Boags Launceston hold an annual staff wellness day at their site in Launceston. This year Boags invited Mitch up to share his story, and to talk about ways we can all better support each other when it [...]

We invest a lot of our time into our jobs. That’s why it so important we prioritise talking about mental health in the workplace. Often our colleagues become one of our biggest support networks. Creating more understanding around mental health [...]

Have you always wanted a Stay ChatTY sticker on the back of your car? 🚗 Well, thanks to Coles you can now purchase our iconic Stay ChatTY sticker from any of their stores ... statewide! 🛒 Head along to any [...]

This month we celebrated the amazing result from this years’ #CoffeeMonth with our good friends at Banjo’s . A total of 57,692 large coffees were sold at participating stores throughout September, which resulted in a total of $28,846 being raised. [...]

Josh Willie MLC (Labour Member for Elwick) decided to focus his “Special Interest” speech in Parliament this month on the positive impact he feels Stay ChatTY has had here in Tasmania. We know there are positive stories out there that come [...]

September 10 was R U OK? Day. That morning the Stay ChatTY team kicked off a busy day of spreading the R U OK message by catching up with our friends at Cricket Tasmania. Alongside the Cricket Tasmania staff, players [...]

This month the Stay ChatTY team wrapped up 6 sessions with St Virgil's College 📚 We have been fortunate to have an ongoing and ever-growing relationship with St Virgil’s College staff and students for the last 6 years. The students [...]

A couple of years ago Mitch shared his story with a group of people where Nick (pictured) formerly worked. Nick these days is Store Manager at Anaconda Hobart, and this week invited Mitch to share with the team at the [...]

We wanted to give a huge shout out to our amazing Youth Advisor Joel Berry, and the incredible group of young people he has brought together from across the state. Developing a Youth Reference Group was on our wish list [...]

This month Stay ChatTY launched a very exciting partnership with Cricket Tasmania for the upcoming 2020/21 season and beyond. The partnership demonstrates the ongoing commitment of two Tasmanian organisations to raise awareness about mental health.   Cricket Tasmania will be [...]

Earlier on this year, the Bracknell Football Club in the state's North reached out to Stay ChatTY to assist them in better educating members of their club and community around mental health. After experiencing loss earlier this year, the club [...]

It was one of our biggest days on the calendar in September, marking the 10th as R U OK Day and World Suicide Prevention Day. In the Mercury our very own Mitch and Relationships Australia Tasmania CEO Michael Kelly put [...]

Across the month, Kylea facilitated multiple presentations at the West Devonport Hockey Club 🏑 🐉 To complement these information sessions the club were passionate to reinforce mental health awareness by hosting a Stay ChatTY themed round. Efforts like this not [...]

Mitch was invited along to share his story with first and second year apprentices from Degree C in Campbell Town. Degree C gathered their newest employees to go over many important aspects to becoming an integral part of the organisation, [...]

Julia and Kylea braved the snow earlier in the month to visit St Helens District High School. Sessions were delivered with the grade 9s, 10s, teachers and families about understanding mental wellbeing, keeping mentally fit and helping a friend. The [...]

Tash headed along to Elizabeth College this month to share in a conversation about five ways to make a difference in our own lives and the lives of those around us. This was the first school assembly since the COVID-19 [...]

With three successful years of collaboration already achieved we are very excited to continue our relationship with St.LukesHealth for the next three! St.LukesHealth is passionate about making a difference in the Tasmanian community and our ongoing partnership sees many exciting ideas [...]

SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY strongly believes in the power of lived experience to create change. Stories Worth Sharing aims to give a voice to the many people who have struggled with their own mental health, supported others, or have been [...]

Welcome our newest team member, Isabelle Brighella. Isabelle (Issy) joins us to deliver our Stay ChatTY Schools Program into high schools across the state. Issy is a provisional school psychologist who has worked directly in schools providing support to students [...]

Bringing the community together for collective impact is something, we at Stay ChatTY, are very passionate about! This month we celebrated the amazing efforts of The Rotary Club of Central Launceston through the Tamar Valley Cycling Challenge feat. Sally’s Ride [...]

12 months into a three-year partnership offers a celebratory milestone as well as an opportunity to stop and reflect on what has been accomplished so far. The Stay ChatTY team always knew the partnership would be a great fit as [...]

For the second year in a row, Nyrstar have kindly chosen us as their charity of choice for their annual Golf Day. Although the actual day of competition was in early March, we have only just been allowed access to collect the funds and to celebrate the effort put in [...]

At Stay ChatTY, one thing we love is when people take the time to give us feedback. We wanted to share some incredibly kind words we received recently about our Community Engagement Officer, Tash. We are very proud of you Tash, and thank you for your dedication to [...]

There is no better time than right now for us to thank those that continue to support us and the work we do. To our partner Relationships Australia Tasmania, major sponsors, ongoing supporters, workplaces, community groups, sporting clubs, individuals and many more, we say thank you! [...]

Many amazing people have supported Stay ChatTY over the years. Without this level of support from so many groups and individuals, we would not be able to spread our messages as far and as wide as what we do. We wanted to focus on one [...]

With a slight delay, round 1 of the TSL competition finally got underway this month. Clarence Football Club and Lauderdale Football Club wasted no time by playing for the annual Stay ChatTY Cup first up. This was the eighth consecutive year these two clubs have proudly represented Stay ChatTY through this awareness-raising round. Well [...]

SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY strongly believes in the power of lived experience to create change. Stories Worth Sharing aims to give a voice to the many people who have struggled with their own mental health, supported others, or have been bereaved by suicide. We [...]

Julia and Rachel kicked off our return to in-person school sessions at MacKillop College. Rachel was amazing; with this session also marking her first session as one of our newest team members! Young people are facing some pretty big challenges in the current climate, so getting [...]

After lots of conversations, we have made the difficult decision to not host the annual Stay ChatTY Gala Ball for 2020. As we all navigate through the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, our team all agree that safety and spreading positive mental health messages across the state of Tasmania [...]

The past four months have been different for everyone and have no doubt brought us all challenges - our team being no exception. But we are super excited that as of this month to be back presenting face to face across Tasmania. We have been busy ensuring COVID measures are in [...]

SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY have created a range of online resources across our Sports, Schools and Community/Workplace Programs. As we transition back into our offices, clubs and classrooms we wanted to remind you all to still access these fantastic educational [...]

Have you been missing your teammates? Well if so, we have some great news... The Sports Program is happy to announce that Q&A sessions over Zoom to sporting clubs across the state are now available. The group call will provide the [...]

We present the Clennett’s Mitre 10 & Stay ChatTY measuring tape! 👷 Our ongoing collaboration with Clennett’s Mitre 10 is something we at Stay ChatTY are really proud to be a part of. As always Clennett’s come up with wonderful ways [...]

We are thrilled to have been announced as the 2020 Men’s Health People’s Choice Award winner for Tasmania. We want to thank each and every person who voted for us, and most importantly every person, school, workplace and sporting club [...]

In late May, Launceston’s very own Andrew Palmer danced non-stop for 24 hours. Andrew rallied many people both local and around the country to take part, all whilst fundraising for both us and the Examiner Newspaper’s Winter Relief Appeal. We are so excited to [...]

Recently, Mitch was invited along by the Minister for Mental health and wellbeing Jeremy Rockliff, to create a special video for Men’s Shed Tasmania. Men’s Shed groups across Tasmania, like many other groups across our state, are doing it tough without their [...]

The time has come for Kat’s next chapter! We are equally excited and saddened that this week marks Kat’s last week with the Stay ChatTY Team until 2021 as she heads off to welcome her first baby into the world. Kat has [...]

Our Stay ChatTY Youth Reference Group (YRG) held its inaugural round of consultation between April and May! We had originally planned to meet in person, but the amazing team, led by our Youth Advisor Joel, quickly adapted to the online space. The YRG [...]

The annual Nyrstar Golf Day event celebrated its 26th year in 2020, and it showed. The support of Nyrstar’s community was outstanding, from the amount of prizes donated, to the amount of people that return to play each year. The weather leading up [...]

Schools Online webinars: Our pre-recorded webinars are created to increase the mental health knowledge of young people in the community and provide strategies to keep mentally fit. They are tailored for any young person in grades 9-12 and supported [...]

Since I began as the Youth Advisor at Stay ChatTY in October of last year, the focus of my work has been the promotion, creation and operation of our inaugural Stay ChatTY Youth Reference Group (YRG). After weeks of promotion, [...]

After only a few weeks since sporting competition stopped, I was already seeing clubs finding new ways to connect and challenge each other. I wanted to help. Over the past few months, I have been developing a resource for coaches [...]

With a full schedule of presentations and travel state-wide in the coming months I was excited for the weeks ahead. One of my favourite parts of my role is getting to meet new people and share the Stay ChatTY story and key messages. As it [...]

In the past month, we have been busy investigating and discussing innovative ways we can deliver the Schools Program content online. We have tested different platforms and spoken extensively with the Department of Education Tasmania, to make sure we can produce [...]

With direction from the government and health experts, our daily lives are changing. Mitch addresses how this looks for our programs and highlights some actions we need to achieve during this time of uncertainty. View the video

With school closures and cancelled events, many young people may be feeling anxious, isolated and disappointed. During this time, we really want to make sure staff members, teachers and young people are still receiving our key messages around promoting positive mental health. We will [...]

Stay ChatTY recognises that looking after your mental health during COVID-19 is of utmost importance, so we have developed some tips that might help manage the changes to daily life. Follow the LINK to access tips, where to find information and some downloadable resources developed by us. Keep safe, [...]

Conversations matter - the spread of Coronavirus is affecting all of us emotionally. If you have had a difficult day at work, school or in your home, it’s important to talk about it. Pick up the phone, jump online and discuss how you’re feeling and [...]

For most of us, our work life has shifted drastically, and our social interaction has decreased severely. In a time of great uncertainty and change our normal routines are no longer something we can rely on. Workplaces and community groups offer us far [...]

Due to the current circumstances, we have decided to postpone this year’s SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY Gala Ball. But don’t worry – we still want to dance and enjoy this occasion with you once we get to the other side of this collective challenge! The [...]

It has been quite the start to the year, with most summer sports not being able to complete finals and the cancellation of the kick-off to all winter sport. This means for many of us that going to our sporting club to play, coach or volunteer is [...]

Did you know that research by Relationships Australia suggests at least 1.5 million Australians have experienced loneliness for 10 years or more? Feeling like we belong is a basic human need, and can harm us not only mentally, but physically too. In an effort to reduce social isolation, [...]

Have you ever felt out of your comfort zone stepping into a new chapter of life? Build Up Tassie provides support & skill-based learning for young people seeking employment and brought us in to chat about the importance of mental health awareness. Navigating new surroundings, new [...]

What do you think this rig is worth? Cement Australia wanted their workers to hear some of Stay ChatTY’s key messages around mental health and suicide awareness. Over two sessions James spoke to nearly all of the workers on-site and in the mine. When you can address an [...]

SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY strongly believes in the power of lived experience to create change. Stories Worth Sharing aims to give a voice to the many people who have struggled with their own mental health, supported others, or have been bereaved by [...]

Kindness is key when building a good team culture. 🔑 The Kingston Crows Cricket Club reached out to us to educate their players, coaches and support staff on mental health. The skills gained in the Sports Program can be applied on field and in everyday life. Are you a club that [...]

After a much-needed speaking break, Mitch returned to the stage this month sharing with the staff at Murdoch Clarke Solicitors. As Mitch closes in on his 600th presentation as a lived experience speaker, his passion to share his story as far and wide as possible has never been stronger. If [...]

We are excited to announce that the Schools Program has now extended to all schools across the state including independent and Catholic schools. Email staychatty@reltas.com.au to book in a session for 2020.

Do you play sport for a club, or train with a group of people? The Stay ChatTY Sports Program aims to normalise the conversation of mental health, provide tips on staying mentally fit and how to spot the signs if [...]

Thank you to Jenina and the JDW community for supporting Stay ChatTY as part of their annual dance concert. The theme was “What the World Needs Now” and the undercurrent of love and kindness was so well aligned with some [...]

Did you see ‘FilePro’ competing in the 2019-20 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race? Tim Gadsby and his crew decided to generously display our logo all over the yacht, as they seriously believe in the change our work is creating. [...]

We’re sure you’d agree having fun is an important part of life? Fun connects us back to what is important in our worlds. Thank you to Amie from Madison Events who organised a ball at the Launceston Grand Chancellor at [...]

Coles continue to support us with sales of our Stay ChatTY stickers and wristbands in-store right across the state and alongside that Bec Woods heads up creating multiple fundraising activities to support us throughout the year. Recently Coles held a [...]

We love hearing about the positive ripple effect that people in our community have when they take inspired action. Ben Hirst recently completed his third massive annual effort for Stay ChatTY and had many people join him during his seven day mission to run Laps for [...]

Earlier on in November Jayde Richardson swam for over 12 hours and successfully crossed the English Channel. Jayde some time ago decided to raise funds for us at Stay ChatTY along the way given her passion for mental health and suicide awareness. We were so pleased recently to [...]

Kat and Julia were given an exciting opportunity to travel to Flinders Island in November, presenting our positive mental health workshops. Over two days they delivered sessions to teachers, students and community members. They also found some time in between to explore the incredible [...]

Last month, the Student Operations Division within the University of Tasmania fundraised for us at Stay ChatTY. Five teams within the division competed against each other to see who could raise the most money. Teams cooked meals, baked desserts, even sketched drawings, [...]

November was mental health month at RACT – Hobart, which was a perfect opportunity to raise awareness and reduce the stigma associated with mental health. This year, 27 teams consisting of 127 staff across the organisation signed up to be a part of the Safety and [...]

Another positive session for the Sports Program visiting the Campion group at Jenina’s Dance Workshop. Being a part of a club/studio and surrounding yourself with like-minded people can be protective of your mental health. If we detect one of our teammates is just 1% off their game, we [...]

In early November our good friends at Mackillop held a whole school 'Wear Your Shorts to School Day' fundraiser as part of their annual 'Sunny Side Up' initiative which this year focused on mental health. Unfortunately, the weather didn’t play fair delivering a cloudy, rainy [...]

The Stay ChatTY Schools Program will now be available for all Catholic and Independent secondary schools across Tasmania in 2020. The Schools Program provides mental health literacy workshops for grades 9-12, which is grounded in evidence and aligned with the Australian Secondary School Curriculum. We also offer teacher [...]

SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY strongly believes in the power of lived experience to create change. Stories Worth Sharing aims to give a voice to the many people who have struggled with their own mental health, supported others, or have been [...]

A message from Ben: “For my third Run for Mental Health challenge I wanted to do something that people thought was crazy, unachievable and downright ridiculous. Laps for Lads ticked all these boxes and running 775kms in 7 days around [...]

The Stay ChatTY Sports Program has been present in the North of the state this month. Kylea, Sophie and James have been hard at it, presenting in the North and North-West of the state. Kylea presented to the Riverside Cricket [...]

Tash visited IOOF and shared the community presentation over two sessions. It was amazing to have IOOF embrace Stay ChatTY’s key messages and to have over 60 members of the team spend time investing in these sessions. #StayChatTY

The Annual Calvary Quiz night was held recently, run, organised and lead by the amazing David Clarke and Ash Tuttle. General Manager Calvary Hobart Marcus DiMartino and Director of Mission Tony Brennan (pictured) were on hand at a Leaders and [...]

Mitch delivered a keynote presentation at the National Australian Institute of Embalming Conference. Around 100 people gathered from across the country (and internationally) for this annual event which this year was held in Tasmania. Millingtons Funeral and Cemetery Services continue to [...]

Kat and Julia delivered teacher, parent and student workshops to New Norfolk High this month. They discussed ways young people can look after their own mental health and the importance of getting help early if you’re struggling. It was great [...]

Stay ChatTY is excited to announce that Joel Berry has joined the team as a Youth Advisor. This is a new role created to engage young people in mental health promotion, and make sure that Stay ChatTY’s youth-focused initiatives are relevant [...]

We love receiving updates of the Stay ChatTY Hagg cruising around in Antarctica. Thank you for the epic shots 📸 Meg McKeown 👌 #StayChatTY #Antarctica

Congratulations to the Clarence Football Club under 15 and 16 teams on winning both their grand finals recently in Hobart. It fills us with great pride seeing our logo on display week in week out. Well done and thank you [...]

Mitch and James proudly represented Stay ChatTY at Dominic College’s inaugural ‘Mental Health Week’. This initiative led by Grade Coordinator of Pastoral Care, Aaron Davey focuses on a variety of topics such as self-care, body image, fitness and how to safely manage [...]

Congratulations Tash, our Community Engagement Officer, on completing her first presentation! Students at UTAS, studying their Masters of Teaching were lucky enough to have Tash talk about mental health, supportive conversations and where we can find help for ourselves, or [...]

Recently Kylea delivered the Sports Program to the Riverside Olympic Soccer Club in Launceston. It was great to share our ideas and to have such open and honest chats around the topic. Thank you for inviting the conversation of mental [...]

Kat and Julia have been working their tails off lately! They have just completed seven school sessions in only five days, two at Winnaleah and five at Don College. The students were great and so enthusiastic to help us create communities that support mental [...]

On September 12th the R U OK? 10-week Conversations Convoy will be complete. The convoy will finish in Sydney on R U OK? Day (September 12). The aim of the ‘Conversation Convoy’ is to make every day R U OK? [...]

We are thrilled to be part of an upcoming Gala Ball in Launceston Tasmania on October 5. Join us in the north of the state for an evening of glam, dancing, and most of all raising funds for mental health [...]

SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY strongly believes in the power of lived experience to create change. Stories Worth Sharing aims to give a voice to the many people who have struggled with their own mental health, supported others, or have been [...]