The following links and resources provide practical information about health and wellbeing including details of community agencies that can support families.
The emphasis is upon providing and maintaining a healthy school environment. The following resources are appropriate for whole school approaches to health and wellbeing.
Topics to support whole school approaches to health promotion at a classroom level such as friendship and bullying can be found on The Curriculum Exchange website.
There are programs with interventions that target young people who may be "at risk " of disengaging from school due to possible mental health difficulties. The following resources may be useful for students who are receiving targeted support from appropriately qualified staff.
Government Initiatives
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is a national mental health and wellbeing initiative that includes a resource, website and professional development calendar. MindMatters aims to: is the national initiative for mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention in primary schools. It provides a comprehensive whole-school framework designed to build schools' capacities for supporting student mental health and wellbeing. KidsMatter focuses on 4 key areas where schools can really make a difference. These make up the four KidsMatter components.Schools undertaking KidsMatter are guided through a structured implementation process that includes professional learning and guidance for staff in each of these four components. KidsMatter has also developed a range of support resources, including a comprehensive Programs Guide for schools and a suite of information resources for use by school staff, parents and carers.
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