Mental health stigma is still rampant amongst young Australians and Batyr wants to change that.

How young people are conditioned to talk about mental health has changed. While the volume of conversation has increased, the rules of engagement in these chats have become more nuanced.

“Sorry for trauma dumping, but…”

While humour and lightheartedness is a positive progression, mental health talk is still expected to be hidden behind an apologetic veil. If talking about mental health is uncomfortable but ‘trauma dumping’ a ‘candy salad’ into a frying pan is not, it’s clear the game has changed. If the TikTok era has turned mental health matters into an entirely new sport, how can Batyr play to win?

We break the rules.