batyr@Swinburne: Tools for Academic Success & Mental Wellbeing 🐘

Join our FREE peer-led online mental health & wellbeing workshop presented by batyr in partnership with Swinburne University, designed specifically for you.

Here’s what you can expect: 

• Supporting Yourself & Others: Have you ever been the go-to friend when someone's having a tough week, going through a breakup or struggling to get their assignments across the line? We have too. We'll cover the ins and outs of looking after yourself, while also supporting your mates.

• Learn what Works: This session will help you develop self-awareness and strategies to cope with stress and uncertainty to improve your chances of academic success.

• Providing the Tools to Seek Help: Walk away knowing where and how to seek help at Swinburne and beyond.

• Lived Experience Storytelling: Hear a Lived Experience Storyteller share their personal mental health journey, including the strategies that helped them during their studies and beyond.

• Not your Average: Join a fun, approachable conversation with other like-minded Swinburne University students! We give students a positive experience talking about mental health.

Program Details:

📅 Date: Thursday, 16 October

🕙 Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm

📍 Where: Online via Zoom - we'll send the link prior to the session

👉 SIGN UP NOW – Don’t miss out!

We get it, it's a busy time and you're probably thinking, “is this really worth it?” Don’t just take our word for it, here’s what your Swinburne peers had to say:

• 99% of students relayed that they found our program engaging, rating it a 4 or 5 out of 5 stars

• 100% of students said that they'd be able to support a friend or loved one experiencing mental health issues after hearing from batyr

  "Amazing, relatable team that is fun yet serious about the talk around mental health"

  "It was what I needed at this moment"

So come for the session, stay for the insight and real talk that might just make the rest of your semester feel a little lighter.

🐘 Who is batyr?

batyr is a preventative mental health organisation, which champions a peer-led approach. Through lived experience storytelling, batyr shares mental health stories that inspire action, reaching students early and often with the tools they need to look after themselves and each other before a crisis.

Any questions or would like to know more? Get in touch!

Caitlyn Grant | batyr x Swinburne University Partnership Coordinator

caitlyngrant@swin.edu.au