Wellbeing Matters

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‘Parenting with Mental Health in Mind’ - FREE Parent Webinar

Tuesday 10 September (6 - 7pm) 

We believe it is crucial to provide our families with the knowledge and guidance necessary to support the mental health of our students. As such, we would like to invite you to a FREE parent webinar, ‘Parenting with Mental Health in Mind’. Thank you for your ongoing support in this important area.

Can't Face School is dedicated to creating school refusal strategies, and offering support and training to make the school experience fun and exciting again.

Join School Re-engagement specialists, Parent Advocates, and Trainers, Richard Crawshaw and Ashleigh Brown on Tuesday 15th October at 7pm AEDT for a free online CFS community webinar where they will:

• Introduce to you the Can't Face School service
• Provide an overview of the way we approach addressing school avoidance
• Share resources on developing effective Return to School plans
• Explore the strategies we use to support a collective approach to help engage young people back into learning
• Encourage audience participation and sharing

There will be time allocated for Q&A at the end of the hour. 

Richard and Ashleigh look forward to having you join them for what is sure to be an informative and helpful session. Together we can create a positive change in your child's life. 

Body Kind Youth Survey 2024 - Student Voices Can Make a Difference

Butterfly Foundation is inviting all young people aged 12 - 18 to share their views about body image and their ideas on what needs to change to create a more Body Kind Australia. The annual Body Kind Youth survey is voluntary, anonymous, online, and ethics approved. It takes around 15 minutes to complete and requires parental consent for under 15's. 

Fully Funded Psychology Services

Our Community Clinic provides mental health support, including individual treatment sessions and group programs. 

These therapy sessions are fully funded by the ISN Psychology Institute. There are no gap fees for clients!  We see children, adolescents & adults - from 5 years old through to older adults. Phone: (03) 9008 1616 (press 1)  

Community Mentors for Students

We often get asked within the Wellbeing Team about community mentors for students and ‘A Path to Follow’ is a local organisation which has just that. Read more here.

Ms Dilek Yucel (Psychologist, Head of Wellbeing), Ms Rachel Felmingham (Mental Health Practitioner), Mr Elin Kim (Counsellor), Ms Tara Coates (Social Worker) and Bali (Therapy Dog)