MindMatters

Below are some of the resources available to download in PDF format from the  MindMatters website.

 
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School Matters: Mapping and Managing Mental Health in Schools

 

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Educating for Life: A Guide for School-based Responses to Preventing Self-harm and Suicide

MindMatters

MindMatters is a national mental health initiative for secondary schools, funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing and implemented by Principals Australia Inc (formerly APAPDC).

MindMatters promotes a whole school approach to mental health, wellbeing and suicide prevention, focusing not just on individual students with identified needs but also on entire school communities.

Aims

MindMatters aims to enhance the development of school environments where young people feel safe, valued, engaged and useful. It aims to:

  • embed promotion, prevention and early intervention activities for mental health, wellbeing and suicide prevention in Australian secondary schools;
  • enhance the development of school environments where young people feel safe, valued, engaged and purposeful;
  • develop the social and emotional skills required to meet life’s challenges;
  • help school communities create a climate of positive mental health and wellbeing;
  • develop strategies to enable a continuum of support for students with additional needs in relation to mental health and wellbeing; and
  • enable schools to better collaborate with families and the health sector.
Background

MindMatters officially began in 2000 and was developed in recognition of the need to address the mental health and wellbeing of young Australians.

Location

MindMatters central office is situated in Adelaide and offices exist in each state and territory.

Activities

Resources
The MindMatters resource suite supports Australian secondary schools to promote and protect the mental health and wellbeing of school community members. It includes:

Evaluation
  • Staff from 82% of all schools with secondary student enrolments in Australia have attended MindMatters professional development.
  • Over 120,000 Australian and international participants have undertaken professional development.
  • 71% of Australian secondary schools have used MindMatters.
  • 52% of the Australian secondary schools surveyed continue to use MindMatters as a curriculum resource.
  • 18% of Australian secondary schools use MindMatters as their key organiser for mental health promotion.
Project partners

MindMatters partners include:

More information

Visit the MindMatters website for the appropriate contact person.

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