14/08/2026
We're excited to share that StigmaBeat—our collaborative project co-designed by young people from rural Gippsland, Monash University , and Satellite Foundation has been refreshed. We've updated the resource and added a brand-new companion resource to the StigmaBeat page.
StigmaBeat is a research and community initiative that aims to tackle mental health and intersectional stigma. The original resource features a series of short films designed to help people who live and work alongside young people better understand the challenges they may face, including stigma that can come from those with the best intentions.
Updating and finalising this resource is the culmination of a decade of work, including the past five years in the Latrobe Valley, collaborating with young people who have parents with mental health and/or substance use challenges.
The StigmaBeat project was also delivered as an interactive advocacy and education workshop, presented by young people and adults to more than 200 people.
As part of this update, we've added a new infographic:
"Creating Stigma-Free Spaces Is Everyone's Responsibility"
The infographic highlights the key values, principles, and practices that helped create the safe(enough) space where transformative change took place throughout the StigmaBeat project. It can be used alongside other materials by anyone who wants to combat mental illness stigma, class and rural stigma, and all forms of discrimination.
The addition of this infographic showcases the key ingredients needed to create safe and inclusive spaces where everyone’s ideas, priorities, and needs are heard and addressed.
We're incredibly grateful to all the young people, partners, Australian and International researchers, and collaborators who have contributed to this project from the very beginning, as well as those who joined us along the way. Your insights, creativity, and commitment have helped shape a resource that we hope will inspire more compassionate, stigma-free spaces for young people and their families.
👉 Explore the refreshed StigmaBeat resources here:
https://www.satellitefoundation.org.au/resources/stigmabeat-end-stigma-associated-with-mental-ill-health/
