Be You: Beyond Blue holds the grant to Be You until June 2021

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.

Got It! (Getting on Track in Time): NSW Health

Reduces the frequency and severity of conduct problems in young children by strengthening the abilities of parents/carers, building capabilities of school staff and the capacity of school systems to respond to children with conduct problems and their families.

Approach: Working with students and their parents/carers in school and home.

Project Air Strategy for Schools: University of Wollongong

Provides schools with professional learning and resources to better recognise and respond to young people with complex mental health problems. Developed in collaboration with Ministry of Health and NSW Department of Education.

Approach: Skilling school counselling staff, high school staff, and NSW CAMHS Clinicians.

SAFEMinds (Schools and Families Enhancing Minds): headspace

A professional learning and resource package for schools and families that aims to enhance early intervention mental health support for children and young people by increasing teacher and parents and carer knowledge of mental health and emerging concerns.

Information for schools interested in joining this program.

Approach: Skilling all staff and parents/carers.

For more information visit Headspace.

Suicide Risk Continuum Training: headspace

A specialised program which focuses on identification, support and response to self-harm and suicidal behaviour in secondary students.

Approach: Skilling wellbeing and executive staff.

For more information visit Headspace.

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.

Smiling Mind education program: Smiling Mind

This is delivered by teachers trained in the program, and designed to integrate into day-to-day classroom routines as a positive role-modelling behaviour management strategy. It helps children achieve calmness and improved wellbeing, develop skills to regulate their emotions and behaviour, improve attention and concentration, and support good learning environments.

Approach: A whole-school approach with students. Delivered by teachers and supported by parents and carers.

Information for schools interested in joining this program.

For more information visit Smiling Mind.

batyr@school program: Batyr

Speakers with lived experience of mental illness share their stories of hope, resilience and courage with students. Trained facilitators provide information and education on support networks and services available. The programs are tailored to the needs and specific support services available to each school and year group. Schools can also choose to include a parent forum or possibly two hours of teacher professional learning.

Approach: Delivered at school with students in Years 9-12.

For more information visit Batyr.

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): Black Dog Institute

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.

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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.

Visit the Black Dog Institute.