WHSC Newsletter

 Wellbeing 

"Be The Best That You Can Be" - Celebrating Student Wellbeing and 

Growth in Learning

Message from the Wellbeing team

The wellbeing team had an incredible year connecting with students and staff in 2022. We’ve enjoyed watching students grow their resilience and confidence over the year and looking forward to building on those connections in 2023. 

 

We would like to congratulate our Year 12 students for all their hard work and making it through the year. We wish them all the best in their future endeavours as they embark on the journey of fulling their aspirations. 

 

We thank all of our staff for their continuous support and making student wellbeing a primary focus this year. 

 

We are excited to be planning for 2023 and look forward to working with students and staff in continuing to promote student wellbeing. Keep an eye on Compass for upcoming wellbeing events in 2023. We welcome any ideas and collaborations from students and staff. 

 

We wish you all a happy, safe and restful end of year holidays.

 Indigenous community.

 

Looking After Yourself Over the Holidays 

As we enter the final stretch of the school year, the last few weeks can be extremely stressful. It is important to be conscious about our mental health and self-care. Here are some tips to look after your mental health:

  • Eat well and exercise regularly
  • Get enough sleep
  • Set aside some time each day to relax
  • Put time into activities and relationships that make you feel good
  • Set yourself short and long-term goals to look forward to
  • Try to deal with problems sooner rather than letting them build up (It OK to ask for help!)
  • Set boundaries around the usage of technology and social media  
  • Be aware of how drugs and alcohol can affect your mental health
  • Connect with your family, friends and community.

For further tools and tips:

If you would like to know more about mental health support available for students, please refer to the following DET webpage Mental Health in Schools 

If you have any concerns about the wellbeing of your child during school hours, please contact the school for further information on how to access support for your child. 

 

Should you or a loved one require support outside of school hours, see below for list of local and national support services. 

Useful Resources for Students and Families

Headspace: 24/7 phone counselling service for 12 to 25 year old’s. 

P: 1800 650 890 

www.headspace.org.au  

 

E-Headspace: 24/7 online counselling service for 12 to 25-year old’s. 

www.eheadspace.org.au  

 

Beyondblue: 24-hour Phone and online counselling for mental health. 

P: 1300 22 46 36 

www.beyondblue.org.au 

 

Beyondblue also have a series of podcasts on various topics.   

https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/not-alone 

 

Lifeline: 24-hour phone crisis support and suicide prevention services. 

P: 131 114 

www.lifeline.org.au/get-help/online-services/crisis-chat 

 

Kids Help Line: 24/7 free phone and online counselling for 13 to 25-year old’s. 

P: 1800 55 1800 

www.kidshelpline.com.au  

 

Q-Life/Switchboard: Free Online and Phone Counselling, information and advice LGBTIQ peer support and referral for people wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender. 

P: 1800 184 527 

www.qlife.org.au/resources/chat  

 

VicHealth: Health promotion enabling people to increase control and over and improve health. Physical and Wellbeing activities: https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au  

 

5 Ways to Wellbeing: Introducing 5 ways to improve your psychological and emotional health: https://5waystowellbeing.org.au/ 

 

1800 RESPECT: 24/7 free online and telephone counselling for Family Violence Affected Family Members. 

P: 1800 737 732 

www.1800respect.org.au  

 

Men’s Line: 24/7 Support, referrals and counselling for men over the phone and online. 

P: 1300 78 99 78 

www.mensline.org.au   

 

Suicide Call back Line: 24/7 Phone counselling, online counselling and Video Chat. 

P: 1300 659 467 

www.suicidecallback.org.au  

 

Parent Line: State wide telephone counselling and support service for all Victorian parents and carers of children from 0-18 years. Experienced social workers, psychologists and family therapists can give families counselling and information around a wide range of parenting issues. 

P: 13 22 89 

W: Parent Line Link 

 

Black Dog Institute provides a free online resilience course – MindStrength - for 14 to 16 years, as well as their parents / carers.   

This site also provides information posters – one for students and the other for parents: https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/education-services/schools/school-resources/mindstrength/ 

 

Blokes Psychology has offices based in Scoresby.  They are a unique service as their primary target client group are males from the age of 5 onwards – they also work with people who want to learn how to support and communicate with the males in their life: 

https://blokespsychology.com.au 

 

Wishing everyone a safe and joyous holiday season

Celine Tsang and Fosia Mohamud