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Families Matter

Is an initiative based around a national resource for family members and carers to use in partnership with schools to support the wellbeing of young people.

Families Matters is a resource to support parents and carers of students and is recommended particularly for parents of students in the 12-14 age group.

MindMatters has also developed in partnership with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Committee a project at a national level focusing specifically on embedding a culturally inclusive perspective into all MindMatters materials and into their way of working. They recognise and acknowledge that:

Indigenous experience enriches the cultural experience of all Australian schools.
There is diversity within communities.
Resilience is a powerful presence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and that they can help strengthen protective factors by talking about resilience with communities.
Health promotion and the affirmation of strong and appropriate links to community and education in schools strengthens the protective factors.
Strong protective factors leads to success at school for Indigenous young people.
Continued commitment to updating their personnel and team knowledge and understanding of Indigenous issues and how they relate to health and wellbeing is important.
They have a role to play in contributing to a larger process of healing, which will include health and wellbeing concerns.

Visit MindMatters - Families Matter to read more.

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