Anxiety and mental health
Resources, webinars and professional learning on anxiety and mental health.
Attending school can be a stressful experience for many children and young people. A little bit of stress is normal, and learning how to cope with it and feel less overwhelmed is part of emotional self-regulation.
However, for some students, the stress they feel when attending school can be extreme and create high levels of anxiety. Ongoing feelings of anxiety can impact a student’s ability to engage within the school environment. They may struggle to concentrate, socialise with their friends, and emotionally self-regulate.
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Articles
School attendance
Community psychologist Dr Lyn O'Grady shares her insights on issues around school attendance, drawing upon research and practice
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Coping with anxiety
Anxiety and anxiety disorders are on the rise among students in Australia.
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Supporting girls’ mental health
A panellist of educators and a community psychologist share their insights on issues facing girls’ mental health, drawing upon their experiences, research and practice.
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Coping with emotional challenges in career development
Practical tips and resources from my future – Australia’s national career information service – to help young people navigate the emotional challenges that can arise throughout career development learning.
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Resources
Black Dog: Depression
Educator resources for teaching about depression support.
Teenage depression
Find reliable advice to support parents in the day-to-day work of raising children while looking after their own needs.
Anxiety: The parents website
A curated selection of news, features and resources for parents on raising and educating children.
Healthy Mind
This online Easy Read tool helps people with Intellectual Disability (ID) recognise and regulate their thoughts and feelings.
My mind check
A free, voluntary and evidence-based digital mental health and wellbeing check-in for Australian schools.
The BRAVE Program
An interactive, online program for the prevention and treatment of childhood and adolescent anxiety.
Raising children: Mental health
A collection of articles, videos and guides related to mental health for professionals.
Orygen: Mental health
Resources and modules about mental health and young people.
Indigenous young people and mental health
Advice to address mental health issues of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
Webinars
When do day to day worries turn into anxiety – and how can primary schools help students?
In this webinar targeted at primary schools, psychologist Dr Lyn O'Grady delves deep into children's worries and what primary schools can do to support them.
What does school attendance tell us about how students feel about school – and what can we do about it? webinar
In this webinar, community psychologist Dr Lyn O'Grady unpacks the various factors which relate to school absenteeism, drawing upon both research and practice.
Supporting self-regulation skills in the classroom: Webinar recording
This webinar explores how building interoception skills can help children and young people to self-regulate their emotions and feelings, be calm and engage with learning, have positive wellbeing, and improve their academic performance.
The secondary school’s role in understanding and responding to student anxiety
In this webinar targeted at secondary schools, psychologist Dr Lyn O'Grady unpacks the impact of life's uncertainties on students' mental health and the secondary school's role in helping students with anxiety.
Mindfulness meditation: Webinar recording
Recording of Nicole Lee's webinar on mindfulness meditation
Coping with emotional challenges in career development: Webinar recording
In this webinar, Dr Michael Healy, myfuture’s National Career Education Manager, and Jill Wilson, Student Wellbeing Hub Content Manager, discuss how career development influences, and is influenced by, wellbeing and emotional resilience.
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Interoception and self-regulation
Support children and young people to to feel more connected to their bodies, and to interpret and express their emotions helpfully.
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Implementing the Student Wellbeing Framework
These illustrations of practice demonstrate the Australian Student Wellbeing Framework in schools.
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