Katie Acheson

Lived experience must shape decisions. Final @austyouth in Spotlight Series, Dr Kate Martin from @wellcometrust unpacks embedding LE in strategy, funding, research & governance. 📅 Tues 14 April ⏰ 6pm AEDT / 9am BST 🎟 Free 🔗 lnkd.in/epNK_CZ9 #MentalHealth #Philanthropy

Top 10 days! Speaking at @UN New York, listening as young people’s lived experience was viewed as evidence along with data in World Youth Report 2025. At 16 I hoped adults would listen to young people. Today I got to help make that happen. #CSocD64 #youthmentalhealth #SDGs

Proud to speak at the @UN in New York for the launch of the World Youth Report 2025 on Youth Mental Health and Well-being. Nearly 3,000 young people across 137 countries shared their lived experience, treated as evidence, not an afterthought. #CSocD64 social.desa.un.org/sites/default/…

Last year I got to travel to 5 different countries to learn how young people are actually being included in decision making. Churchill Fellowship was a bucket list moment - all the times I had failed as an advocate - now I could learn what could actually work #youthparticipation

Young people get their news and information from TikTok and other platforms. So that’s where we need to be. Watch along as an old school advocate goes to the viral side! #TikTok #advocacy #youthparticipation vt.tiktok.com/ZSy4oYesB/

Truly humbled to be inducted into the Youth Work Hall of Fame tonight by @YouthActionNSW along with Prof Howard Sercombe and Kate Munro OAM. #youthworkawards2025 #youthparticipation #youthwork

Hard sum up what being a CEO looks like. At @batyrAus it’s working with incredible people, being directed by young people and creating lasting change. Leaving feeling grateful and so proud. #livedexperience #youthmentalhealth #youthvoice #leadership

Last week at @theNEXUSsummit, we met with #PrinceHarry to share batyr’s work supporting young Aussies' mental health💙 His passion for prevention, lived experience & empowering young people deeply aligns with ours. Grateful to connect & champion #youthmentalhealth together!⭐🐘

Our brand campaign is live! 🎉🤩 Challenging the silence, shame & stigma, we’re breaking the rules when it comes to mental health discussion in public - by talking about mental health 🐘 You may spot us on a bus stop or on your screens. 👀 Check it out! bit.ly/43Vzwag

🚨 New report out today: Power and Potential: A Global Blueprint for Youth-Led Decision-Making What does it take to move beyond tokenism and give young people real power in systems that affect them? Lessons from 5 countries + 45 experts → churchilltrust.com.au/fellow/katie-a…

Help @batyrAus hit our goal $200,000 to expand life-changing mental health programs, break down stigma, and empower young people to take charge of their mental health. Together, we can make a real difference. Next 24 hours, your donation will be TRIPLED! batyr.com.au/giving-day-2024

Support your favourite streamer this #MentalHealthMonth & you could WIN a M75 WIRELESS Lightweight RGB Gaming Mouse or a K70 CORE TKL WIRELESS Gaming Keyboard from @CORSAIR! 🙌 Every $50 donation gets you an entry! Support a Stigma-Free Streamer now: bit.ly/4919hOX 💙

@batyrAus CEO @ktacheson speaking at the Blue Tie Ball with a full firework display as a backdrop. Great night supporting a great organisation and partner of @LivingWorksAus #safeTALK Well done Katie and team!

Great to be back with the @abcnews team for @batyrAus talking about climate change impacts on youth mental health, earthquakes in Taiwan and extreme weather in NSW and QLD. #news #youthmentalhealth

This #iwd, we're thrilled to profile our CEO, @ktacheson in her latest piece with @techday_au discussing the importance of mental health tools for young women. Read more here: bit.ly/3V8OR3g

Katie Acheson has been appointed Chief Executive Officer at youth mental health charity batyr. Acheson will lead the Sydney-based organisation after working with children and youth for over two decades. womensagenda.com.au/latest/appoint…

🌟Introducing Katie Acheson, our new CEO!🚀 With over 2 decades of experience working on the ground with children & youth, Katie is passionate about equipping young people & their communities with the tools to live their lives & flourish. Read more: bit.ly/3SVYX66

Making time for my mental health and raising $$ for batyr - Splash the Stigma. Join me and swim in February to turn the tide on youth mental health. splashthestigma.com.au/my-fundraising… #youthmentalhealth #ausyouth

Throwback to my panel debut on ABC’s @ABCthedrum in 2015 and beyond. So sad to see you go. The Drum’s hosts - shoutout to female badass queens @bairdjulia & Ellen Fanning along with @vanOnselenP, Adam Spencer, and Dan Bourchier- they’re absolute rockstars.❤️🩷

When it comes to youth … “we don’t call the mental health service we call the cops”. We need to look at early intervention way before mental health concerns show up. Prof Harvey Whiteford at @Qld_MHC Reform Summit. #mentalhealth