Lived experience must shape decisions. Final AYAC Spotlight session, Dr Kate Martin from the Wellcome Trust unpacks embedding lived experience into strategy, funding, research and governance. 📅 Tues 14 April ⏰ 6pm AEDT / 9am BST 🎟 Free 🔗 lnkd.in/epNK_CZ9 #MentalHealth #Governance #Philanthropy

Last year I got to travel to 5 different countries to learn how young people are actually being included in decision making. The Churchill Fellowship was a bucket list moment - all the times I had failed as an advocate - now I could learn what could actually work in Australia. #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/ZSy4o4557/

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

Hard sum up what being a CEO looks like. At batyr 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

🚨 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 → www.churchilltrust.com.au/fellow/katie...

Last flights. 6 countries, 12 flights, 30+ interviews, buses, trains, trams, scooters, bikes, cabs and Ubers. Lots of news friends, new heroes and countless memories. Thank you so much for this trip of a lifetime ✈️❤️ #churchillfellowship #youthmentalhealth