Be You: Beyond Blue

Be You builds on the success and experience from five existing programs aimed at promoting social and emotional health and wellbeing for children and young people in the education space: KidsMatter Early Childhood, KidsMatter Primary, MindMatters, Response Ability and headspace School Support. Be You is building on the base of evidence and ten years of experience of these programs.

Approach: Skilling teachers and clinicians.

For more information visit Be You.

NSW School-Link

School-Link works to improve the mental health, wellbeing and resilience of children and young people by forming a connection between health and education in New South Wales.

Through this collaboration between education, health and other services students are supported to achieve improved mental health through early identification, timely access to mental health services and support for education staff and mental health professionals to deliver coordinated care to children and young people with mental health concerns.

Approach: Skilling and supporting all staff and NSW CAMHS Clinicians.

For more information visit NSW Health

Seasons for Growth

This is an Australian early intervention education program for children and young people aged 6-18 years. It is based on the belief that change and loss are part of life, and grief is a normal response to these losses. It is delivered over 8 sessions within small groups.

Approach: Skilling teachers and other school staff.

Schools can access more information on the Student Wellbeing external programs catalogue (staff-only) or the program's website Mackillop Seasons.

Stormbirds

Stormbirds is an Australian evidence-based program delivered within small groups with children and young people aged 6-14 years across 4 sessions. Stormbirds helps children and young people affected by natural disaster by learning and discussing how natural disasters may impact on their lives.

Approach: Skilling teachers and other school staff.

Schools can access more information on the Student Wellbeing external programs catalogue (staff-only) or the program's website Mackillop Seasons.

PAX Good Behaviour Game: Paxis Institute

This is designed to integrate into the day-to-day classroom routines as a behaviour management strategy. The internationally-recognised PAX Good Behaviour Game, delivered by class teachers, with support from the PAX Partners within the school, is a proven effective way to increase learning outcomes by reducing multiple mental health symptoms across a range of disorders including conduct disorder, ADHD, depression and anxiety.

Approach: Delivered to students by class teachers with support from the leadership team. Parents, carers and other adults are also included in the program. This program is currently available for Years K-2.

Information for schools wishing to join this program.

Learn more about the Paxis Institute programs.

Exercise your mood: NSW Department of Education

Exercise your Mood is an integrated unit that looks at challenges faced by young people, and examine a range of strengths and skills to manage these positively . It centres on understanding and growing their own resilience and encourage action to support the wellbeing of others.

Approach: A PDHPE unit for Stage 5 (Years 9-10). Learn more and to access a copy of the unit.

Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM): Mental health in Mind

A mental health and suicide prevention program held over three weeks. It sees young people as the experts of their own mental health and seeks to give their voices and experiences a central role in developing peer-support within each school using role-play to discuss alternative options and actions for previous experiences to help develop emotional intelligence and problem-solving skills.

Approach: Delivered at school with students in Years 9-10 by accredited instructors.

Visit the Mental Health in Mind - YAM website

Youth in Distress: Managing Suicidality and Self-harm: Black Dog Institute

Workshop designed to build on the current skills of counselling staff, to undertake risk assessments and safety planning for youth in distress.

Approach: Upskilling school counselling staff.