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Youth & School

Mental Health and Me

Delivered in a single 60-minute session for Year 7 and 8 students, this program provides a foundational understanding of mental health through the power of lived-experience storytelling.

  • Audience

    Year 7-8

  • Format

    Classroom

  • Program fee

    Free to ACT Schools

  • Duration

    1 hour face to face

The details

  • Understand common mental illnesses affecting young people;
  • Recognise signs of mental illness in themselves and others;
  • Learn what anxiety and depression are and how they present;
  • Distinguish between mental illness and everyday emotional experiences;
  • Explore strategies for maintaining good mental health and self-care;
  • Contribute to reducing stigma around mental illness;
  • Identify where and how to access appropriate mental health support.

The completion of the face to face or online program links to the Australian Curriculum outcomes:

Years 7 ,8

  • AC9HP8P01
  • AC9HP8P02
  • AC9HP8P03
  • AC9HP8P04
  • AC9HP8P05
  • AC9HP8P06
  • AC9HP8P07