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Educator, music lover, Xbox gamer and lives with depression and anxiety.

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Gamer, loves walking and watching YouTube videos, and cares for her daughter with disassociative identity disorder.

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Using the power of lived experience combined with evidence-based practice our programs inform and empower everyone to sustain their mental health and well-being.

Our impact FY 2019/20

14,646

participants

1,015

sessions delivered

1,881

online youth mental health participants

We believe better learning comes from sharing real life experiences.

• Parent and Carers

  Mental Health and Me: The Parent/Carers Edition

  A series of free online mini-courses with tips and strategies for parents and carers supporting the mental health and wellbeing of young people. ⠀

• Youth

  Stress and Me: Years 5-9

  Builds an understanding of stress, worry and anxiety and the connection between the three

• Youth

  Mental Health and Me: Years 5-9

  Formally Mental Health 101, our leading youth program addresses stigma and promotes help seeking with lived experience stories.

• Youth

  Mental Health 201: Years 10-12

  Analysing stigma and the power of the lived experience

• Youth

  Stress Better: Years 10-12

  Designed to build an understanding of stress, worry and anxiety, and the connection between the three. This workshop equips participants with the tools to manage stress more effectively.

• Youth

  No Labels: Years 7-8

  A bullying prevention program like no other, a great complement to your current practice or way to start the conversation with young people.

• Youth

  Any Body's Cool: Years 7-8

  Developing attitudes, behaviours and language that impact body image.

• Youth

  Mind Pilots

  If you are a young person passionate about mental health, join us and be a navigator of education programs in our community.

• Adult

  Mental Health 101 for Adults

  Increase your knowledge with powerful lived experience stories that break down stigma and promote help seeking.

• Adult

  Stress Better for Adults

  Equip your staff with practical tools to manage and respond to stress more effectively in the workplace

• Adult

  DoNOHarm

  Exploring personal and professional boundaries to learn a best practice approach for communicating about mental illness and lived experiences.

• Adult

  Trauma Awareness

  Equip your staff with the skills and strategies to support themselves and others impacted by trauma

45% of Australians aged 16-85 years will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime.

We offer a range of evidence-based programs tailored for school age students that are mapped to the Australian National Curriculum and workplaces. Programs are delivered to schools free of charge thanks to our funding partners and Pay-it-forward supporters.

Our Programs

The 2021 Mission Australia Youth Survey identified the following top concerns for youth in the ACT are:

1

Coping with stress

2

Mental health

3

School or Study Problems

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