Supporting students’ wellbeing and mental health

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and supporting students—advice for parents

The department has developed:

• Supporting primary students’ mental health and wellbeing to assist parents and carers to support their child's mental health and wellbeing while they are at school during COVID-19
• a COVID–19 fact sheet for parents and carers to assist parents and carers to talk about COVID-19 with their children and support their wellbeing as the pandemic continues
• a booklet of wellbeing activities to provide students, families and school staff with activities that promote students' wellbeing.

The importance of supporting students’ wellbeing for enhancing learning and social and emotional development is well established. Nurturing students’ wellbeing in safe, supportive and inclusive school and home environments assists children and young people to be resilient, confident and lifelong learners.

Resilient and confident students not only perform better academically but are more likely to develop and maintain healthy, positive relationships and make responsible lifestyle choices.

A whole school approach to supporting students’ wellbeing and mental health

Schools play a critical role in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of all Queensland state school students. The department’s Student learning and wellbeing framework assists schools to implement a whole school approach to supporting students’ wellbeing and mental health across the continuum—from universal promotion and prevention approaches to targeted responses to students’ mental health concerns.

Educators, parents, and children and young people themselves all have a role to play as part of a whole school approach to supporting the wellbeing and mental health of all Queensland state school students.

Click on the links below to access specific information about how to support students’ wellbeing and mental health.

• Information for parents, including:
• strategies for supporting your child’s wellbeing and mental health
• getting support for your child’s wellbeing and mental health
• responding to traumatic events.
• Information for students, including:
• supporting your wellbeing and staying safe
• looking out for your mental health
• where to get support for your wellbeing and mental health.
• Information for school staff, including:
• departmental resources
• providing support
• external support agencies.