Wellbeing - Students

Wellbeing Contribution - StudentsTHS has a small allied health team consisting of two Mental Health Practitioners (StephRuberto and Livia Lo Giudice), Mental Health Nurse (Jess Manzie) and our WellbeingCoordinator (Lauren Downes). We provide a range of different support services to students,parents, guardians and staff on issues impacting on student wellbeing. Some of these are: 

• Short-term counselling for students presenting with low to moderate mental health concerns
• Psychoeducation to parents and staff on a range of different topics
• Professional development for staff, as well as collaborating with a range of other internal and external services
• External referrals where appropriate

Resources & Support Services

Support is available throughout the Holidays – just not from us!

It’s important that students continue to reach out over the holidays when and if they need. The Wellbeing Team are unavailable during the holiday period, but we encourage you toreach out to any of the services below. All are free, and most are available 24/7. 

Youth Help Lines

If you need support when you’re not at school, here are some handy contacts:

Emergency services: 000

Safe Steps - Family Violence: 1800 015 188

Lifeline: 131 114

Kids Help Line: 1800 55 1800

Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467

Sexual Assault Crisis Line: 1800 806 292

13YARN (Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander): 13 92 76

Youth Support Services

Headspace: visit headspace.org.au to find your nearest centre or call headspace on 1800650 890.

Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800 or kidshelpline.com.au

ReachOut: reachout.com.au

SANE Australia: 1800 187 263 or sane.org

National 24/7 crisis services

Lifeline: 13 11 14 or lifeline.org.au

Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 or suicidecallbackservice.org.au

Beyondblue: 1300 224 636 or beyondblue.org.au

The Wellbeing Team

Lauren, Steph, Livia, and Jess