SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY

We're proud to announce our ongoing support for SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY into 2025.

The dedication SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY has to promoting the importance of mental health discussions, seeking help, and providing support through tough times is something we wholeheartedly back. Their efforts span a wide range of programs, events, and community engagement activities.

RACT is committed to improving the lives of Tasmanians, and through our work with SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY, we’re enabling both our members and staff to access tips on improving mental health and encouraging everyone to check-in with those around them. We're dedicated to fostering conversations about mental health and dismantling the stigma associated with it.

Shorts Day 2025

20 June 2025

SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY’s annual Shorts Day is back in 2025 for the 5th time, and RACT is proud once again be the Official Supporter. We invite Tasmanians to brave the cold and brave the conversation by wearing shorts on the shortest day of the year to spark meaningful conversations about mental health at work, school, in sporting and community clubs.

Our ongoing partnership with SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY has been vital in strengthening our community and recognising the importance of mental health both at work and at home.

As the weather gets cooler and the days get shorter, we are reminded that it can be uncomfortable to be a little cold – as it can be to talk about mental health, but it is vitally important.

Last year, over 22,400 people participated in Shorts Day. The team hopes to get just as many people involved this year, as they encourage everyone to think about, and share why mental matters to them.

Find out more and get involved at the Official Shorts Day website