An important part of headspace Caloundra's role in community is to promote headspace services to young people, parents/carers, schools and organisations. Our Community Engagement team are keen to do this by collaborating with education providers on the Sunshine Coast by offering presentations about headspace services, hosting stalls and partnering on activities/events/something cool! If you are a school and keen to work with us in this way, find out more information about our Community Engagement team.

Unfortunately we are NOT able to offer presentations or workshops on mental health.

Here are some evidenced-based, clinician-led programs, and other offerings specifically developed for schools that may be able to service your request.

headspace Schools & Communities: Mental Health Education Program

• FREE face to face workshops to students in grade 6 – 12
• Suite of 7 different workshops. Schools are welcome to select workshops based on the needs of each cohort
• Run smaller workshops (no more than 50—60 students) in order for them to be as engaging and interactive as possible. They are unable to attend schools for single sessions and require full days of back-to back workshops e.g. 4 workshops per day
• Not a crisis service – they do not offer workshops to schools who have just been impacted by a death by suicide or other tragedy
• If you are interested email MHEP@headspace.org.au or visit the Mental Health Education Program site.

headspace Schools & Communities: Be You Program

• National mental health initiative for school staff and educators
• Be You consultants can support schools in the suicide postvention space, providing consultation following a suicide death in their school. This can include next steps guidance and best practice support for them to manage their response
• Be You do not generally attend schools onsite, as they cover the whole of QLD, so instead they conduct their consultations over the phone or via online platforms
• Be You Learning Communities can access Be You Consultants, tools and resources to support a whole-setting approach to mental health and wellbeing. Find out how to get started.

Batyr@School

• Engage your school community in positive mental health conversations and life changing behaviours
• Batyr’s unique, evidence based programs are designed to support students in Years 9 to 12. They work closely with schools to recognise students’ needs and engage them on their level to embed positive attitudes towards help-seeking and wellbeing
• Delivered by a trained team of young and enthusiastic facilitators (rather than teachers or mental health professionals) their programs connect with students as peers. They are strengths-based and positively framed, with students walking away with practical tips and tools on how to look after their own mental health and support their friends
• Batyr’s programs centre around real-life lived experiences of young people overcoming mental ill-health. These safe stories are carefully developed to focus on themes of help seeking, hope, resilience and the positive outcomes of reaching out for support
• A fee for service model. If you are interested visit the batyr@school website for more info.

Kids Helpline for Schools

• Help your students learn about mental health and wellbeing.
• Download classroom resources and book free online learning sessions with qualified Kids Helpline counsellors on a range of topics.
• Primary and high school students can get free age-appropriate sessions about mental health in an interactive online classroom. Sessions cover a variety of topics including bullying, relationships, online safety, and coping strategies.
• Visit the Kids Helpline for Schools website for more info.