racheldownie.com
The Courage to
#saysomething
I am a child protection advocate, keynote speaker, and educator who works to ensure that young people have access to the help they need, always.
All. Ways.

My To Do List
striving for change
I work to help challenge social norms about ‘staying silent’ & to enhance our culture of care by asking questions about the difficulties in speaking up when we know things aren't right.
I want children to be safe & to know where they can ask for help if they need it.
I am the founder of Stymie, an anonymous harm reporting tool used in schools in Australia & overseas. In 2023, we delivered more than 106,000 notifications to schools about all kinds of harm including: family violence, suicide ideation, self-harm, bullying, sexual assault & illegal activity. Stymie encourages young people to #saysomething when they are seeing or experiencing bullying & other forms of harm.
I deliver keynotes, build workshops, & collaborate with schools & organisations that share a vision about improving online safety, mental health wellness, consent & respectful relationships, both online & in our embodied lives.
