Student Wellbeing
Parent/Guardian Webinar: Supporting young people - Wednesday 16 June
Headspace centres and services operate across Australia, in metro, regional and rural areas, supporting young Australians and their families to be mentally healthy and engaged in their communities.
Victorian headspace centres in partnership with Headspace National are hosting a series of webinars for parents and carers supporting young people.
The below links detail this and there is a Frankston webinar occurring on Wednesday 16 June.
FREE FOR FRANKSTON COMMUNITY
Domestic Violence
Domestic or family violence can be partner violence, parent abuse towards children or vice-versa, abuse to elders, siblings and in-laws. Abuse is not always necessarily physical, it can be emotional or psychological and can go on for months or even years undetected. There is nothing in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, (DSM 5) to suggest that a person who has tendencies to be abusive in a relationship, needs to have a diagnosis of mental illness. However, there are a select few diagnoses that can increase the risk of abusive patterns to show up in a relationship and in other areas of life. Mental illness tends to impact all aspects of a person’s life, such as work, interactions with friends, family engagement and personal relationships. In contrast, abuse primarily impacts personal relationships and typically not the other areas of life.
Still, abuse and mental illness can coincide. There are cases of individuals who have mental illness and are also abusive to their family members. When this happens, how does this behaviour impact the victim? Consequences include increased incidences of depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, and suicide; increased risk of cardiovascular disease; and premature mortality. As a community it is important to know how we can help. Educating ourselves about the tell tale signs or red flags is helpful. Understanding where one may get help and being able to avoid putting ourselves at risk is vital.
Below are a few links to family violence sites that are worth learning about.