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Steven Satour to lead R U OK ‘Stronger Together’ campaign

26 June 2020
Safety and Wellbeing
Group of Indigenous adults, youth and children in yellow t-shirts with the letters RUOK on them. Two young girls are dressed in pink tops. In the background is a small hill and trees.

Steven Satour is the new campaign manager of Stronger Together, a targeted suicide prevention campaign founded by R U OK?.

Steven Satour is the new campaign manager of Stronger Together, a suicide prevention campaign targeted at Indigenous Australians.

The Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara and Pertame man from Central Australia is ideally suited to run the campaign because of his record of accomplishment in working with Indigenous groups.

Steven is a driven entrepreneur and founder of Iwara Travel, with more than a decade of experience in marketing, event and project management across tourism, education, the arts, employment, small business and not for profit sectors. 

He is currently a member of the National NAIDOC Committee and is eminently suited to manage Stronger Together.

The campaign was launched in March 2019 by the suicide prevention organisation, R U OK?. It encourages individuals to engage with, and offer support to family and friends who are struggling with life.

The campaign provides positive and culturally appropriate resources, found in the Stronger Together kit, which will help individuals start conversations of support.

Katherine Newton, CEO, R U OK? warmly welcomed Steven to the team.

‘We are thrilled that an individual of Steven’s calibre who has garnered such respect from within his community is going to be working with us, to further share the Stronger Togethermessage amongst First Australians,’ Katherine said.

When Steven featured in the 2019 Stronger Together campaign he quickly knew that R U OK? was the organisation he wanted to join and where he could make a difference. 

‘I am really excited about working with R U OK? and further sharing the message amongst our communities, that a conversation really can change a life,’ Steven said.

‘Stronger Together resonates with me so well, especially due to my culture. The message is so simple and powerful. It is steeped in our cultural practice of being a community and ensuring that no one is left behind.’

‘It’s really about asking the question and being prepared to listen. It’s not always about fixing the problem right then and there. Being able to articulate your feelings and just have someone listen is a really powerful way to show your support," Steven said.

The Stronger Together kit is a free resource containing videos, posters, a conversation guide and more to remind everyone in every community to ask someone in their mob who might be struggling, "Are you OK?".

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R U OK? is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to inspire and empower everyone to meaningfully connect with friends, family and colleagues who might be struggling with life.

The Stronger Together campaign message came at a time when reducing rates of suicide looms as one of the biggest and most important challenges of our generation. Suicide is one of the most common causes of death among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.