Breaking Barriers: Nurturing Minds, Fostering Change

The TMA NextGen Committee of NSW is delighted to invite you to our mental health breakfast at Herbert Smith Freehills that will be led by batyr CEO, Nic Brown.

batyr are leaders in prevention who smash the stigma surrounding mental ill-health and empower young people to reach out for support, by helping create communities that support young people’s mental health and wellbeing. Founded with the objective of dismantling the barriers surrounding mental health, batyr strive to cultivate open and honest conversations on the topic. Their work with young people has yielded valuable insights that are pertinent to the TMA’s NextGen community, and the session will explore mental health strategies directly applicable to young professionals.

Nic will be sharing his insights with us on topics including Australia’s mental health crisis and identifying, tackling, and reducing the barriers that exist to having positive conversations about mental health, and seeking help in the workplace and beyond.

We encourage members and guests to attend – whether you’re interested in learning more about mental health, or are seeking tools and strategies to provide better support to yourself and others in the workplace.

The session will be hosted by Herbert Smith Freehills on Wednesday 30 August, with registration from 8.00am and the seminar from batyr commencing at 8.30am. Tea, coffee and light breakfast options will be available at the seminar.

Nicolas Brown

Executive Director and CEO, batyr

Nicolas Brown has spent the majority of his career in the for-purpose sector working with young people in Australia and overseas. In 2015, Nicolas began work at batyr, a youth mental health organisation focused on ensuring all young people have the tools and support they need to live thriving lives. Initially beginning his time as the School Program Manager in the start-up phase of batyr’s growth, Nicolas has taken on several roles to drive batyr’s impact, including implementing processes and structures to ensure a scalable and safe rollout of its school program as National Program Manager. Nic stepped into the role of CEO in late 2019 where he continues his commitment to ensuring batyr delivers on its mission, vision and strategic direction, while empowering young people to create a mentally healthy Australia.

In addition to his work as an Executive Director and CEO of batyr, Nicolas is a Technical Advisory Group Member with the National Mental Health Commission for the National Stigma and Discrimination Reduction Strategy, as well as a Non-Executive Director for Suicide Prevention Australia.