Holiday support and advice

Holidays can be challenging. Without routine, it's still important to stay healthy and look after yourself.

For some young people, this time of year can be challenging. It can feel as though you've been taken away from your usual routine of studies or work and you may not get to see your friends, teachers or workmates as often as you would like to. This can leave you feeling bored, unsupported, upset and sometimes anxious. It’s important to stay healthy and look after yourself. There are a number of ways to help you do this, click the links below for a few tips as well as services to reach out to if you need support.

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/PAL/mental-health-schools-wellbeing-support-school-holidays-students.pdf

https://headspace.org.au/explore-topics/for-young-people/stay-healthy-over-the-holidays/

Supporting Your Young Person During the School Holidays

Holidays can take students away from friends and their usual school supports. Changes to routine can cause some young people to feel stressed, isolated and alone. Parent support is very important at this time. In the links below is some information to help you support young people to stay in a healthy headspace in school holidays. There is also some information that may help you to identify when your young person might need some extra support and where to go for help.

https://headspace.org.au/assets/Uploads/Corporate/Support-your-young-person-during-the-holidays-web.pdf

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/school/teachers/health/mentalhealth/english-for-parents-and-carers-wellbeing-support.pdf

Support services - holiday period contacts

Youth Support Services

Headspace: 1800 605 890 or https://headspace.org.au/eheadspace between 9am – 1am Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800 or kidshelpline.com.auReachOut: reachout.com.auBRAVE Program: brave-online.com SANE Australia: 1800 187 263 or sane.org

National Crisis Services

Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800 or kidshelpline.com.au available 24/7 Lifeline: 13 11 14 or chat online from 7am – 12am at lifeline.org.au or text 0477 131 114 between 6pm – 12am Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 or suicidecallbackservice.org.aubeyondblue: 1300 224 636 or beyondblue.org.au

Family violence support

Safe Steps: 1800 015 188 www.safesteps.org.au

1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732 www.1800respect.org.au

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