MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING SUPPORT 

TRIPLE -P- ONLINE PARENTING COURSES

Option 1 – Triple P- Positive Parenting 

To help support emotional wellbeing of children and families, the Victorian Government is now funding free access to the online Triple P – Positive Parenting Program for all families in Victoria. Triple P helps parents improve children’s confidence and resilience, especially as we continue to deal with COVID-19. 

Option 2 – Focus on Fear-Less Triple P 

Fear-Less Triple P Online program is your FREE online course to help you show your child or teenager positive, practical ways to break free from anxious feelings. You can do other positive online programs too, to help take the stress out of parenting and support your child’s emotional wellbeing – these tips and tools are all available to Victorian families for FREE! Find out more at www.triplep-parenting.net.au

Support your children to thrive – these tips and tools are FREE for all Victorian families! Get started today at  www.triplep-parenting.net.au

CHILDREN (aged 0–12):

Childhood is a time of rapid development. The experiences we have during childhood help to shape the adults we will become. 

Mental health and wellbeing is established early in life and provides children with the foundation for all aspects of their development including physical, educational, social, emotional and cognitive development.

Parents, carers and other significant adults play an important role in their child’s development and in building and protecting their mental health and wellbeing. In many cases, children who have good mental health carry it with them through life.

However, there is a small proportion of children in Australia (around one in seven), who will experience a mental health condition during childhood, and we need to better support these children. Given that half of all mental health conditions in adulthood begin before the age of fourteen.

We know that the time to act is early, during childhood.  Beyond Blue is working to raise community awareness about the mental health needs of children so that the people closest and most influential in a child’s life – their parents, carers and other significant adults including professionals – can notice the signs and symptoms of poor mental health earlier and seek the appropriate support sooner.

 FOR PARENTS:

• For more on how mental health conditions present in children, visit Beyond Blue'sHealthy Familieswebsite.
• Take the child mental health checklist to measure a broad range of social, emotional or behavioural difficulties your child may be experiencing.
• Get tips for building your child’s resilience. 

ONLINE PROGRAMS & APPS

Bite Back

BITE BACK is a free, self-guided online wellbeing and resilience program for young people aged 13–16 years old. It uses a combination of fun, interactive activities, quizzes, animations and information across nine positive psychology domains including gratitude, optimism, flow, meaning, hope, mindfulness, character strengths, healthy lifestyle, and positive relationships.

Brave Program

The BRAVE Program is an interactive, online program for the prevention and treatment of childhood and adolescent anxiety. The programs are free, and provide ways for children and teenagers to better cope with their worries.

MoodGYM

This free, fun, interactive program helps you identify and overcome problem emotions and shows you how to develop good coping skills for the future. 

8 SIGNS OF ANXIETY  IN CHILDREN  THAT SHOW UP AS SOMETHING ELSE