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Thank you for requesting Mitch McPherson to present at your organisation. Please find attached the following information:

• SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY Information flier
• Presentation Information flier
• Mitch McPherson personal biography

If you would like to make a booking, please email us with your preferred dates and times. Thank you for supporting SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY!

Find us on:

Phone: 1300 364 277 Email: staychatty@reltas.com.au www.staychatty.com.au

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SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY

positive mental health – everyone, everyday! W h a t i s S P E A K U P ! S t a y C h a t T Y ?

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l e m . Since its beginnings in 2013, SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY continues to grow in its reach and participation by spreading the importance of seeking help and supporting others through tough times.

Phone: 1300 364 277 | Email: staychatty@reltas.com.au | www.staychatty.com.au

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What do they do?

Mitch and his team organise community events and fundraisers, speak to groups, workplaces, clubs and schools and help promote the SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY message. Mitch shares his personal story and talks about the impact suicide has on families and the community. SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY delivers messages of hope and recovery, and shares where to find help and how we can help each other in tough

• times. The team work across Tasmania to

spread the message that it’s ok not to be ok, and encouraging people to seek help when they need it.

Who supports SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY?

SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY have partnered with Relationships Australia Tasmania to provide a foundation for their important work to continue and grow. The organisation is sponsored and supported by generous donations from business and community organisations of all sorts, who fundraise, provide pro bono professional services, and spread the message in the

• community. Numerous sporting identities support

the work of SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY, including AFL players Jack Riewoldt from Richmond Football Club, Jeremy Howe from Melbourne Football Club and cricketer Matt Wade.

Proudly sponsored by:

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Few people have the drive and dedication of Mitch McPherson. When his younger brother Ty took his own life in 2013, Mitch, a glazier by trade, turned the devastating loss into the successful suicide prevention charity SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY.

Since then, Mitch has spoken to over 600 events which include school groups, workplaces and sporting clubs and is dedicated to spreading the message that nothing is so bad that you can’t talk about it. Through partnering with key community groups, businesses and sporting identities SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY has over 22,500 likes on its Facebook page, and this support continues to grow daily. Since 2014 Mitch has partnered with Relationships Australia Tasmania, to ensure that the message of SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY continues to grow. Mitch’s vision is that SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY will become a national charity, with a focus on delivering programs in schools and sporting clubs around Australia to increase awareness and remove the stigma surrounding mental health. Mitch’s list of personal achievements since creating the charity continue to grow. Since 2013, Mitch has been awarded the following:

• Clarence Citizen of the Year

Award in 2014

• Tasmanian of the Year finalist 2014
• Southern Cross Young Achiever,

Heather and Christopher Chong Community Service Award 2015

• Tasmanian Pride of Australia Medal

for Community Spirit 2015

• Southern Cross Young Achiever,

St Luke’s Healthier Communities Award 2016

• Premier’s Young Achiever of the

Year Award 2016

• Red Herring Surf Communities in

Action for Suicide Prevention LIFE Award 2016

• 2016 Tasmanian Community

Achievement Award winner for ‘Healthier Communities’

• 2017 Tasmanian Young Australian
• f the Year.

“I WILL

FOREVER

WISH I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK MY BROTHER ‘ARE YOU OKAY?’ ONE MORE TIME”

Mitch McPherson – SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY

Expand your knowledge and be inspired to action after hearing Mitch's story of losing his brother to suicide.

Mitch McPherson

Phone: 1300 364 277 Email: staychatty@reltas.com.au www.staychatty.com.au

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Find us on:

Few people have the drive and dedication of Mitch McPherson. When his younger brother Ty took his own life in 2013, Mitch, a glazier by trade, turned the devastating loss into the successful suicide prevention charity SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY.

Since then, Mitch has spoken to over 600 events which include school groups, workplaces and sporting clubs and is dedicated to spreading the message that nothing is so bad that you can’t talk about it. Through partnering with key community groups, businesses and sporting identities SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY has over 22,500 likes on its Facebook page, and this support continues to grow daily. Mitch’s vision is that SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY will become a national charity, with a focus on delivering programs in schools and sporting clubs around Australia to increase awareness and remove the stigma surrounding mental health.

Mitch's Presentation covers:

• Personal story (How losing my brother to suicide affected us all)
• Signs we missed in him that he was struggling
• Chances we missed to ask is everything ok
• Starting the charity (the sticker, tour de tig, partnering with

Relationships Australia Tas)

• Stay ChatTY Video
• Breaking down the stigma
• It is ok to ask for help
• Listening
• Where to find help

All of the above can be done between 30-45 minutes.

We acknowledge that the subject of suicide may be difficult for many people. Mitch delivers his personal story with sensitivity, and in alignment with existing best practice guidelines for safe language.

“I WILL

FOREVER

WISH I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK MY BROTHER ‘ARE YOU OKAY?’ ONE MORE TIME”.

SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY Presentation

Mitch McPherson

Expand your knowledge and be inspired to action after hearing Mitch's story of losing his brother to suicide. Phone: 1300 364 277 Email: staychatty@reltas.com.au www.staychatty.com.au