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25.01.2022 We recently teamed up with the crew at Frank to create an initiative that focuses on those people in our community who have continuously demonstrated their unwavering support, dedication and kindness to others throughout 2020. We received many thoughtful and descriptive story submissions of nominees who have made a huge impact on people’s lives in our Tassie community. As a team, we had the tough decision to select 5 people to receive a $200 Frank voucher to share with ...someone special. Here are some of our worthy winners: Jackie’s hard work, perserverance and nurturing nature has allowed her to form and sustain meaningful relationships with many people and offer them new opportunities for their future. Simon is described as an honest, funny and dedicated friend who unwaveringly supports his mates who are struggling with mental health challenges. Cam’s optimisim, caring demeanor and overall zest for life makes him a positive and impactful member of not only his school but also our Tassie communty. His ability to devote his time to students, staff and his loved ones showcases his genuine and supportive nature. After experiencing the loss of one of his son’s, Michael has worked tirelessly to support his large family through such a difficult life event. Michael has given so much of himself to others and is a rock of support to those that need him. We know you will celebrate not only these amazing people, but all of the people across 2020 that have made life better or easier for someone else. Thanks again to Frank for your ongoing and incredible support Frank Restaurant and Bar

21.01.2022 Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there today. May you have the best day with all of your family and friends. As always, we recognise that today also might be a difficult day for many. So a special shout out goes to those that are missing someone special today, or finding the day a challenge ... #FathersDay #StayChatTY See more

21.01.2022 Volunteer Fire Brigade crews from Midway Point, Dodges Ferry Fire Brigade and Orielton Volunteer FIRE Brigade joined forces last night for an evening focused on mental health. Mitch headed along to share both his story, as well as tips for dealing with mental health issues you or a friend might be experiencing. Encouraging first responders to know they can openly talk about their thoughts and feelings is of great importance to us. ... We were happy to play a role in the journey towards positive change. Thanks to the amazing group of volunteers for having us See more

20.01.2022 Throughout this month, the Stay ChatTY team delivered the Schools Program at both Triabunna District School and Hobart College. Across the 5 sessions we had the chance to talk about mental health and the factors that can impact our overall wellbeing. Students learnt about useful skills that aim to not only support their own mental health, but also that of their class mates and loved ones.... The students were full of energy and showcased their motivation to join in on the mental health conversation and to be active help seekers in their communities. Thanks so much to Hobart College and Triabunna District School for entrusting the Stay ChatTY team to educate and empower these young minds! #StayChatTY #SchoolsProgram

20.01.2022 Renee and Rachel recently went along to Dominic College to share in 4 student sessions. The students were so engaged and excited to share in our new activities created in collaboration with our Youth Reference Group. Emma Burns, the school counsellor, was able to join in our sessions. This is a really important element of the program, as it allows students to become clear on who and where the support is available from within the school. ... We really appreciate all the teachers and support staff’s passion and involvement in making our sessions possible. #StayChatTY

20.01.2022 Today is both National R U OK Day and World Suicide Prevention day. A major day on both the mental health and suicide prevention calendars. We urge everyone to check in on both themselves and those around them for ongoing signs and symptoms of mental health issues not just today, but everyday. ... If you’re someone that doesn’t focus on mental health as much as what you could, today is a great day to educate yourself more on the services that are available. Familiarising yourself with the available support can be of benefit to you, but also for someone that you love and care about. #StayChatTY #RUOKDAY2020 See more

17.01.2022 We are beyond thrilled that the Fairbrother Foundation have extended their support of us at Stay ChatTY, and our work across Tasmania. After the previous three years of generous support, the Fairbrother Foundation will support us with $7,500.00 per year across 3 more years. We are excited to find ways to better break down the stigma surrounding mental health within the trade industry together.... Our relationship with Fairbrother over the past 3 years has gone from strength to strength. We continue to raise awareness with their apprentices, office staff and visit various job sites across the state. Thanks to Gaye Rutherford (Fairbrother Foundation Chair) and Kurt Arnold (Fairbrother Foundation Director) for their commitment to positive mental health within our state. See more

16.01.2022 As we move into the last few weeks of 2020, we feel it’s important to reflect on yet another big year for us here at SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY. Swipe to see our impact! In a year none of us could have anticipated we are so grateful for the opportunity to continue to positively impact our community both online and in person. ... These opportunities are only made possible because of the support we continue to receive from so many people here in Tasmania and across the country. Whilst we are are proud of our reach and the changes we made this year, we are committed to further change and stronger growth in 2021! #2020 #StayChatTY #Impact See more

16.01.2022 Tomorrow is R U OK Day as well as World Suicide Prevention Day. In today’s Mercury our very own Mitch and Relationships Australia Tasmania CEO Michael Kelly put together a piece for today’s ‘Talking Point’. The article highlights the importance of days such as tomorrow, but remind us that each and every day we all have a role to play when it comes to suicide prevention. ... To read the full article check out the link below https://mitchmcpherson.com.au/world-suicide-prevention-day/ #StayChatTY #WSPD2020 #RUOKDAY2020

15.01.2022 Last week 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 Virgils College staff and students for the last 6 years. The students as always were really engaged and contributed positively in all the sessions.... It’s always powerful to wrap up a series of sessions knowing that the students are up skilled in how to support themselves, their class mates and their broader community. Thanks for having us SVC, we are excited to keep growing our relationship in the years to come. See more

15.01.2022 Yesterday we 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 working closely with us to provide players across the Tasmanian Tigers Hobart Hurricanes and Cricket Tasmania Premier League with the tools and skills to encourage a deeper understanding of mental health throu...ghout the community. Each team will have ambassadors that will then assist with raising club awareness, fundraising and education sessions. Stay ChatTY and Cricket Tasmania will raise awareness at various games across the 2020/21 season, then will collaborate on other events throughout the year. To be recognised by Cricket Tasmania, and to have them identify us an organisation they want to partner with on raising greater awareness to mental health is something that we are incredibly proud of. Thank you to the team at Cricket Tasmania for your support, and we look forward to creating positive change together. (Photo credit Nikki Davis Jones - The Mercury) See more

14.01.2022 With just under a week remaining in Banjo's Bakery Cafe coffee month, we want to remind you to sit down and have a conversation with someone you care about. From each large coffee sold in September, banjo’s are donating 50c to Stay ChatTY to put towards the development of further resources across our programs. Thank you to everyone so far who has bought a coffee this month, and of course to banjo’s stores across Tasmania and the Warana store on the Sunshine Coast for your c...ontinued support. #BanjosCoffeeMonth #StayChatTY

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13.01.2022 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 wanted to provide members with as much education and awareness as possible, and to create an environment that is more open and accessible when it comes to talking about mental health. Our team at Stay ChatTY were thrilled to have ...Kylea visit and share the Sports Program presentation with the group earlier this month, followed by an awareness round to share our key messages with friends and family attending the game. We thank you all for the focus on better awareness. We wish the club all the very best moving forward. #StayChatTY See more

13.01.2022 Mitch McPherson was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to chat one on one with the inspirational Kevin Hines Story in the US recently. Kevin travels the world speaking of his battles with mental health issues, and his survival after attempting to take his own life in San Fransisco as a teenager. Kevin’s story of hope is an inspiration to so many, and we have always been in awe of the work Kevin and his team continue to achieve across the globe. ... Tomorrow Kevin and his wife Marg have put together a free Suicide Prevention Global Virtual Summit. The summit is starting at 12 noon, and runs til 12 midnight. Mitch’s chat with Kevin is 9pm tomorrow night, but we encourage everyone to register and take a look at this event across the day. Info can be found at www.hoperising.one #HopeRisingSP #KeepHopeRising Hope Rising for Suicide Prevention

11.01.2022 We would love to send a huge shout out to Issy Pace and the Southern Tasmanian Netball Association (STNA) for their continued support with the 3rd annual Colourful Sock Round This year the league raised over $2000, and even more importantly helped spread our key messages around mental health across 4 days of netball. Thank you to everyone who is part of the STNA and of course Issy for being a total legend

11.01.2022 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 Cambridge store. Nick has shared with us that Mitch’s story 2 years ago really resonated with him, and had a profound affect on the way he now supports the people round him, and in particular his friends. ... Thank you to Nick for introducing the Stay ChatTY message into your work place, we hope the staff now feel more equipped to have many more positive conversations about mental health #StayChatTY #AnacondaHobart See more

11.01.2022 After 3 years, sadly it was time for Julia to spread her wings and depart from the Stay ChatTY team. Julia has been a true leader whilst working with us, and has been integral in the growth of so many areas within our organisation. Coming to us with a background in mental health research, her expertise allowed us to positively shape not only our education sessions and programs, but all areas including risk management, marketing, fundraising, safe language and many more.... We will always feel incredibly lucky to have had Julia represent Stay ChatTY, and she will forever be a huge part of our successes and who we are as a mental health organisation. Fortunately, Julia is staying with Relationships Australia Tas and heading up another team within the organisation. We wish you all the best Julia, and on behalf of our team, sponsors, supporters and across our whole Stay ChatTY family, we say thank you See more

10.01.2022 Lifeline Tasmania are now recruiting full time, part time and/or casual trainers and counsellors to join the Training and Support Team. They are looking for highly motivated, flexible and passionate people to deliver a range of accredited and non-accredited training courses and/or brief intervention counselling support. More information is available now, on their website, and are accepting expressions of interest until the 7th December via the online form on this page: https://www.lifelinetasmania.org.au/expression-of-interest-

10.01.2022 The words we use to communicate are really powerful. Sometimes it can be tricky to know what to say when someone is have a tough time. Here are some helpful tips to support you in supporting others

10.01.2022 Today Mitch teamed up with Lifeline Tasmania CEO Debbie Evans to promote an important service that’s available across the Christmas break. This year in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Lifeline launched A Tasmanian Lifeline phone 1800 98 44 34 This service operates 8am - 8pm 7 days a week, and provides Tasmanians with confidential mental health support and advice for anyone struggling and feeling alone. ... This year has been full of many challenges, so we at Stay ChatTY wanted to help promote this service for anyone looking for some added support across the festive season. There is no age limits for who can call, it’s free, and the team are there to listen regardless of how small you think your problems are. The FREE number again is 1800 98 44 34 Please also remember that if you or someone you know is in a crisis, that number is 13 11 14. Help us spread the message of this service, and please always remember to look out for yourself and those around you. #StayChatTY #LifelineTasmania Mitch McPherson

10.01.2022 Welcome to the SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY Facebook page! Thanks for checking us out. On this page, we share information about mental health, updates about what we're doing, and stories from people with their own experiences. We monitor this page from 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday. We are not a crisis or counselling service and we don't provide support on this page. If you need help now, contact one of these services (phone or online):... Emergency services 000 Lifeline 13 11 14 www.lifeline.org.au/get-help/online-services/crisis-chat beyondblue 1300 224 636 www.beyondblue.org.au/getsupport Kids Helpline 1800 551 800 https://kidshelpline.com.au/k/get-help/webchat-counselling/ Relationships Australia Tasmania 1300 364 277 http://www.tas.relationships.org.au/ Thanks! Stay ChatTY Team

09.01.2022 Tonight the Tasmanian Suicide Prevention Community Network (TSPCN) held their annual LIFE Awards before here in Hobart. 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 Issue’s Community Soccer Program, an all-abilities social inclusion initiative using the power of sport to change lives. Players present with many risk factors for suicide and many have given up on traditional services. Matt has supported players showing immediate and serious risk factors for suicide through companionship, referral and ongoing conversational support Matt also started a Mental Health First Aid training initiative at the University of Tasmania, in order to promote peer support and self-care. Since 2017, it has reached more than 600 students all around the state. Both of these initiatives are highly effective at suicide prevention, building community resilience, establishing early intervention pathways, crisis preparedness, and postvention support. Congratulations Matt, and congratulations to all the other award winners #LifeAward #TSPCN #StayChatTY

09.01.2022 Julia and Issy recently ventured up to Devonport to deliver teacher and student workshops to Don College. The focus of the conversation with the groups about how important it is to take care of their mental wellbeing and the best ways to start those tough but worthwhile conversations with people around them about how they are actually feeling. It was an absolute pleasure engaging with the Don College school community and working collaboratively to promote the importan...t message to keep staying chatTY about our mental health and to offer support and kindness to everyone around us. Thanks to all the teachers and students who participated in our program! We can't wait to visit again soon! #StayChatTY

09.01.2022 On behalf of the Stay ChatTY team, we would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a safe and enjoyable holiday period. Our team are signing off for a well earned break, and we will see everyone again on Jan 4. Take care, be kind, and don’t forget to check out our website (link below) for any extra support you might need throughout the break ... https://staychatty.com.au/get-help/

07.01.2022 As we head towards the start of another week, here’s a few little important reminders Be kind to yourself, life is a marathon and not a sprint #StayChatTY

06.01.2022 Amongst a busy week for the students of Calvin Christian with end of year tasks, Rachel and Tash shared in great conversations about mental health, managing stress (particularly relevant for this time of year) and building resilience. The students even came up with some great ideas for us to incorporate into future workshops. We love learning from young people and always appreciate when the contribution goes both ways. ... See you next year Calvin Christian School Calvin Christian School

05.01.2022 Kylea & Tash have worked alongside Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service across the state this month as part of their Fire Preparedness Sessions. It’s been wonderful to have Kylea expand her role to incorporate delivering our Workplace & Community Presentation in the North and North West of the state. Thanks to Ros and the team at P&W for incorporating our conversations around mental health into an already jammed packed schedule. ... We have loved building a relationship with the P&W team and look forward to many more conversations together in the future. #StayChatTY Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service

04.01.2022 SCHOOLS OUT!!! Thank you to all of the schools and students that we’ve been fortunate enough to work with this year. Enjoy this well-deserved time off and remember to always look after yourself! ... If you need any support over Christmas or the summer holidays, these services are here for you: Kids Helpline 1800 551 800 Beyondblue 1300 224 636 ReachOut Forums https://au.reachout.com/forums Lifeline TEXT 0477 131 114 (6pm midnight) CALL 13 11 14 Tag your friends to keep each other well #StayChatTY #SchoolSupport See more

02.01.2022 It’s been a busy few weeks for the Sports Program, particular for Kylea on the North West Coast of Tassie. We would like to say a big thank you to: Wynyard, Ulverstone and West Ridgley Cricket Clubs for taking positive steps in supporting themselves and their team mates when it comes to mental health. Be sure to take some time out to rest over the Christmas holidays and also check in with your team mates where you can. ... That’s it for our Sports Program in 2020. We hope to work with many more clubs in 2021 https://staychatty.com.au/programs/sports-program/ #StayChatTY #SportsProgram

02.01.2022 We would love to introduce you to the fresh faces of the Stay ChatTY Department of Education Schools Program - Issy and Rachel. We are so pleased with the positive impact these ladies are having across the state, and naturally we wanted to see them delivering more programs. With the help and support of the Tasmanian community and the State Government, we have been able to expand not only the roles of Issy and Rachel in the south but also Kylea’s role in the north of the sta...te. These exciting changes will greatly assist Stay ChatTY in our mission to reach more Tasmanians!!

02.01.2022 We are Well and truly into our Banjo's Bakery Cafe #CoffeeMonth for 2020. Thank you to everyone who has already purchased a large coffee from any of the 30 Banjos stores across the state. Remembering that 50 cents from each purchase goes to us at Stay ChatTY, allowing us to grow our reach, and better educate Tasmanian’s on all things mental health and suicide prevention. ... Keep having important conversations, keep listening, and of course, do it over a large coffee at Banjos #StayChatTY #Banjos See more

02.01.2022 On the 10th of September the Stay ChatTY team were extremely proud to play our part in representing RUOK on National RUOK Day R U OK Day It was an action packed day that saw our team visit many different organisations across the south of the state. Our conversations shared where RUOK started, the 4 steps to a conversation, and also this year’s theme There’s more to say after RUOK.... Thank you to all of the kind organisations that opened their doors and invited us along on the day. Special mention to the hard working RUOK day team for allowing us to share in such an important day. We cant wait for the big day in 2021!!! Creative Grit #StayChatTY #RUOKDAY2020 See more

01.01.2022 Tonight we wanted to give a shout out to our amazing Youth Advisor Joel Berry, and the incredible group of young people he has bought together from across the state. Developing a Youth Reference Group was on our wish list 15 months ago, and thankfully it has become a reality in 2020 thanks to the ongoing support we continue to receive. Joel is the perfect fit, coming to us with a background in Bachelor of Social Work with honours, and a real passion for mental health.... Joel quickly assembled a network of young people that could give us youth-led input into our Schools program, as well as other youth focused initiatives. The Young Reference Group was formed in late 2019, and it has been a year full of virtual meetings due to COVID-19 restrictions. Finally, last Friday night the group was able to get together physically, and the rest of the team were able to join to share our roles and our passion for what we do within Stay ChatTY. It was such a special evening for all involved, and such a huge moment for Joel to see all of his hard work finally come together. Thank you to the YRG for your ideas and hard work, it was great to finally welcome you all to the Stay ChatTY family See more

01.01.2022 Wilson Homes staff and sub-contractors have a passion to learn more about and rethink mental health in their industry As part of their annual staff and supplier BBQ a focus was taken towards breaking down the stigma around discussing mental health and looking out for each other on job sites, in the work vans and on breaks. Mitch joined everyone for a chat about his story and the importance of looking out for your team mates as well as others on job sites. ... Wilson Homes generously donated $5,000.00 to us to assist in further our work across the state in 2021. Wilson Homes #StayChatTY