Student Wellbeing
RUOK? Day
On Thursday 9th September ECSC celebrated RUOK? Day.
R U OK? is a harm prevention charity that encourages people to stay connected and have conversations that can help others through difficult times in their lives.
They focus on building the motivation, confidence and skills of the help-giver – the person who can have a meaningful conversation with someone who is struggling with life.
R U OK? contributes to suicide prevention efforts by encouraging people to invest more time in their personal relationships and building the capacity of informal support networks – friends, family and colleagues - to be alert to those around them, have a conversation if they identify signs of distress or difficulty and connect someone to appropriate support, long before they're in crisis.
Students had check ins during their wellbeing sessions during the week and the Wellbeing Team ran a lunchtime trivia session, the theme being RUOK?
The Wellbeing Team would like to congratulate our winners of the trivia session
1st - Navi 8D
2nd - Lucas 7F
3rd - Harsimar 7B
Mental health support for young people affected by COVID-19
Researchers at Swinburne University of Technology have developed a mental health program to help youth aged 13– 18 years experiencing pandemic- related anxiety and depression. Please see flyer attached.
You can also access Beyond Blue Coronavirus helpline by clicking the link below
https://coronavirus.beyondblue.org.au/
Resources for families
How to get a better nights sleep during Coronavirus
https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/news/how-to-get-a-better-nights-sleep-during-coronavirus/
This is a replay of a recent webinar for families on coping with lockdown https://www.youtube.com/watch?
SAFEMinds: At Home provides a range of information for families to help you support their child’s mental health and wellbeing https://safeminds.org.au/parents-and-carers/ This is a link to tips for young people
https://headspace.org.au/friends-and-family/7-ways-to-support-young-persons-healthy-headspace/
Eating Disorders Victoria In response to COVID-19, Eating Disorders Victoria has implemented a new Wellbeing Program to assist people living with eating disorders and their support people. https://www.eatingdisorders.org.au/find-support/eating-disorder-wellbeing-support-program/
Self care for family and friends looking after a young person with mental health issues
https://headspace.org.au/friends-and-family/self-care-for-family-and-friends/
Lifeline crisis counselling ph 13 11 14 https://www.lifeline.org.au/