Heath Area

Mental Health Wellbeing

Mentally Healthy Schools Program

Mentally Healthy WA (Curtin University)
08 9266 1873
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The Mentally Healthy Schools Program provides schools with guidance, resources and training on embedding the Act-Belong-Commit ethos into the whole school setting to boost mental health and wellbeing and prevent the onset of mental health problems.

The mental health message of Act-Belong-Commit encourages children and young people to deliberately do things to look after their mental wellbeing.  Keeping mentally and physically active, having good friends, helping others and learning new things not only builds self-esteem and confidence, it also can reduce stress and help with academic outcomes.

The Mentally Healthy Schools Program is available to all schools in WA free of charge and is a simple and flexible approach to positive mental health and wellbeing.

The Kids Institute Discovery Centre

The Kids Institute
+61 8 6319 1000
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The Kids Research Institute Australia is one of the largest and most successful medical research institutes in Australia. We’ve created a bold blueprint that brings together community, researchers, practitioners, policy makers and funders, who share our vision to improve the health and wellbeing of children through excellence in research.

What can you expect to explore at the Discovery Centre?

The Discovery Centre is full of fun and educational games for kids to learn about science, health and medical research.

  • Explore the human body using an ultrasound, X-ray or MRI and discover what researchers are doing to find out more about body organs.
  • Get up close with our special microscopes, take a look inside the mouth, ear and skin and find out why our researchers are interested in snot, poo and dust mites.
  • Take a tour of the places we do research – in the lab, clinic and community.
  • See if you can defeat the cancer cells using immunotherapy or catch the allergens in the airway.

The Discovery Centre provides a unique experience for children aged 7 and up, and you never know – the parents might learn something too!

CHAT: Changing Health Acting Together

School Drug Education & Road Aware
08 9402 6267
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CHAT is a Health Promoting Schools (HPS) initiative that enables schools to develop a whole-school approach to resilience, drug and road safety education.  SDERA works with schools to help embed a comprehensive approach and develop and implement longer-term health and wellbeing initiatives.

Growing Developing Healthy Relationships

Sexual Health and Blood-borne Virus Program
08 9222 4447
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GDHR is a free resource to support schools to deliver comprehensive relationships and sexuality education in line with the WA Health and Physical Education Curriculum and International Technical Guidance for Sexual Health Education. It includes lesson plans, educator notes, teaching strategies, best practice guidelines and professional learning opportunities. Parents should also check out a resource to help them Talk soon. Talk Often. Home – Talk Soon Talk Often (gdhr.wa.gov.au)

Self-Esteem (SE) and Emotional Intelligence (EI)

Sports Challenge Australia
(08) 6254 8133
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Full (SE) and (EI) testing with full electronic reporting for (MIS) data in Pastoral care. Intervention and Prevention programs available to use the (MIS) data effectively, using the Sports Challenge ‘world first’ experiential mentoring education programs. Programs are available in metro, country and remote locations.

Programs for ‘at risk’ students & extension leadership with a focus on creativity education

Sports Challenge Australia
(08) 6254 8133
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‘World first’ mentoring experiential intervention/prevention and extension programs are available for schools and communities for identified ‘at risk’ students and for high performing potential leaders. Creativity and Innovation audits and programs available for extension students. Professional Development and training available for staff and organisations with a focus upon Innovation.

Active Schools

Bluearth
0419 917 996
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Bluearth programs are all about using movement to create happy, healthy, engaged children. The Active Schools program is delivered over a school year, providing movement sessions for students and professional development for classroom teachers. The program’s long-term approach in a school guides teachers through a gradual release of responsibility model progressing from observation and engagement to delivery of the program themselves. Throughout the program there is also an emphasis on engaging the wider school community in physically active events. The Active School program has three variants dependent on setting and target audience: Early Childhood, Leadership and Mindful Movement programs.

A typical Bluearth session would incorporate some of Bluearth’s six elements of movement: Core movement, dynamic movement, skill activities, challenges and games, coordination and agility and movement in the environment. Sessions are usually flexible and seek to engage with the group in the best way possible; creating an environment where difficulties and successes are discussed and shared. Included are mindfulness aspects focused on breath and mindful movement and encourage participants to reflect on their experiences in a safe environment.

Yogazeit. Empower – Embody – Educate.

Yogazeit
0405 551 635
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Mindfulness and Movement for School Communities. Supporting mental, physical and social Health and Wellness – one breath at a time.

  • Professional Development programs for school staff to empower classroom based (chair yoga) Mindful Movement brain breaks which meet curriculum standards. Mini-Workshops and half day PD’s available.
  • Yoga and Mindfulness Incursions and Education to support mental health and physical wellbeing.
  • School Term Programs aligned with the Health and PE curriculum supporting strong bodies and minds from Pre-K to Year 12.
  • Staff Wellbeing Programs, Yoga Classes, Mindfulness, Sound and Martial Arts.
  • Certified Children’s and Teens Yoga Educator Teacher Trainings.

Developed in schools for schools. Evidence-based secular yoga and mindfulness curriculum meeting national standards and the Australian health and wellbeing framework. Experienced in delivering outreach programming in remote and regional Western Australian School communities. Passionate about making a difference and supporting your school. One breath at a time. https://www.yogazeit.com.au.   Facebook: https:www.facebook.com/yogazeitkids

Professional Development Workshops

Bluearth
0419 917 996
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Bluearth Foundation offers several professional development workshops. Workshops suit classroom teachers. educators and other professionals who work with children. Bluearth can provide workshops free of charge at your institution by way of hosting a workshop for the region or, a private workshop for the institution for a cost per workshop. Workshops currently offered are:
– Introduction to Bluearth workshop
– Six Elements workshop (core movement, dynamic movement, coordination and agility, challenges and games, skill activities and movement in the environment)
– Early Childhood workshop
– Leadership workshop

Helping Minds

Helping Minds
9427 7100
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HelpingMinds supports children, young people, adults and families that are affected by mental illness. The no-cost education programs run in high schools aim to reduce stigma around mental illness, increase mental health knowledge and improve mental wellbeing and help-seeking behaviours in young people. Currently offered are 5 modules; ChangingMinds (Starting Conversations, Facing Challenges & Positive Choices), Social Media and Academic Resilience.

Animal Fun

Animal Fun
0409 942182
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Animal Fun is an evidenced based program designed by physiotherapists, occupational therapists and psychologists from Curtin University to improve physical activity and mental health in young children. Within an imaginary play scape, children imitate the movements and sounds of various animals, with each activity carefully designed to target key muscle groups, gross and fine motor skills, coordination and social skills development. Simple to use and implement into the everyday routines and rituals of the child. Fun and engaging for kids. Animal Fun also supports parental involvement with the Animal Fun@Home book. Imagine. Move. Improve.

Life Education Programs

Life Education WA (Inc)
08 9272 0044
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Life Education WA provide a range of age appropriate Curriculum outcome based programs from Kindergarten to Year 6. Click for more information for K and PP and for primary modules here. The sections marked in yellow refer to Mental Health outcomes. Life Education WA partner with both Government and Non Government Schools and provide education to around 30,000 primary students each year.

Kinjarling Djinda Ngardak Culinary Experience

Prepare Produce Provide
0480 272 241
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The Kinjarling Djinda Ngardak program offers Indigenous students from across WA the opportunity to attend a week-long culinary camp where they will receive training and mentorship from some of WA’s top chefs including Paul Iskov, Melissa Palinkas, Anna Gare, David Gilmour and Indigenous chef Reece Lardi, allowing students to develop their culinary skills using modern cooking techniques met with traditional and locally sourced ingredients.

Throughout the week students also participate in cultural activities with Menang Elders and Cultural Leaders, ranging from art classes to bush walks allowing the students to share stories, spend time on country, and identify and forage for local bush foods.

Child Safety Professional Learning and Resources

WA Child Safety Services
1300 310 083
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WA Child Safety Services offers workshops by qualified and experienced trainers including:
• Child Protection & Mandatory Reporting
• Protective Behaviours
• Cyber Safety & Digital Wellness
• Healthy Relationships
WACSS stocks a comprehensive range of abuse prevention resources including Primary School curriculum, books, posters and games.

Abuse Prevention Programs for Students

WA Child Safety Services
1300 310 083
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WA Child Safety Services offers sessions for primary and secondary students including protective behaviours, cyber safety, healthy relationships, and consent.

Better Health Program – A free healthy lifestyle program for children 6-12 years.

Better Health Co.
1300 822 953
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Better Health Program – Free & Online Healthy Lifestyle Program for Children 6 – 12

The Better Health Program is a free healthy lifestyle program for children 6 – 12 and their
families. Funded by the Government of Western Australia Department of Health, the program is free for eligible families in WA.

Families will be paired with a personal health coach who will support them to build healthy habits as a family over 10 coaching calls. Areas of support include:

  • Quality nutrition,
  • Active movement,
  • Balancing screen-time,
  • Sleep routines, and more!

Families will also get access to a library of fun online activities and bite-sized learning resources to help put advice into practice and will receive a gift voucher upon completion of the program.

Check out our group-based programs here; betterhealthprogram.org/program-location-list/.
If you would like to sign your family up, head to betterhealthprogram.org/ or reach out to our team on 1300 822 953.

If you are an organisation and would like to work with us to promote this out to your community, you can contact Emily – our community engagement officer – at Emily.a@betterhealthcompany.org or (08) 6727 9359.

 

Safe4Kids

Safe4Kids
0422971189
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The Safe4Kids program aims to empower and educate children to help ensure their safety, as well as inspire and inform teachers, educators, parents and carers and provide them with the tools and skills they require to help keep the children in their care safe. By teaching children the language and principles of protective education, in a holistic and integrated way, they can acquire invaluable skills and strategies to identify unsafe situations and help protect themselves from potential harm. The program is culturally sensitive, and children are taught age-appropriate, abuse prevention education concepts, and given the opportunity to practise these new skills in a safe, controlled environment.

The Safe4Kids program is not just a child abuse prevention education program. It is also a good life skills program. It teaches children and adolescents to be persistent and assertive and helps build resilience, which is so important and can also be extended to embrace anti-bullying, drug awareness, and youth suicide prevention programs. The Safe4Kids program is designed to be taught to children in childcare settings, primary schools and we also provide age-appropriate abuse prevention education for high school students.

Relationships and Sexuality Education Project, Curtin University

RSE Project
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The Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) Project, based at Curtin University, provides a range of professional development opportunities to Western Australian schools (K-12) in the area of relationships and sexuality education (RSE).

Our training aligns with the Western Australian curriculum and is suitable for all school sectors. Our focus is on supporting teachers (both pre-service and in-service) to delivery RSE in schools. As we strongly adocate that schools embrace a whole-school approach to RSE, we are keen to also support school administrators, support staff, community health nurses and others who work in schools.

The RSE Project offers high-quality professional learning events and presentations delivered by Curtin University academics, Western Australian school staff and a number of carefully chosen external providers.

Support they provide includes two 2-day FREE professional development workshops per year (one in Perth and one regionally), four after school webinars (one per term) on a range of RSE topics, a biennial day-long Symposium including keynotes from influential people in the RSE space, and tailored support for individual school sites through full school professional development presentations, school audits of current practice and policies, and guidance implementing RSE within the curriculum.

The RSE Project is funded by the WA Department of Health, Sexual Health and Blood-borne Virus Program.

RAC School Education

RAC School Education
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RAC offers free education programs, resources and events to primary and secondary school students across Western Australia.

Primary school incursions include: road safety education, healthier air education and RAC Imagine Program Futures Challenge.

RAC offers a variety of secondary school presentations including road safety, purchasing a vehicle, drink, drugs and driving, and car maintenance and safety. Find out more and book a presentation. Secondary school presentations include: On The Road school incursions, RAC bstreetsmart, and RAC Project Road Smart.

Zero2Hero

zero2hero
(08) 9465 2714
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zero2hero brings youth mental health education directly to your classroom, equipping students with the knowledge, skills and confidence to maintain their own wellbeing and support those around them.

Delivered by experienced facilitators across Western Australia, our engaging, evidence-informed programs are packed with actionable takeaways, covering resilience, mental health literacy, help-seeking, safe care, wellbeing tools, and building more connected, compassionate school communities.

Reach out to schools@zero2hero.com.au to book your session.

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