Resources
For specific resources, refer to the overview page.
Mental health reforms funding acquittals
Refer to the Mental health reforms funding acquittals quick guide for information about reporting and acquitting the funding schools receive under mental health reform programs.
The Mental Health in Primary Schools Program
- Mental Health in Primary Schools Program factsheet
- Mental health and wellbeing leader position description template
- Mental Health in Primary Schools – questions and answers for government primary schools (staff login required)
- Mental Health in Primary Schools – questions and answers for non-government primary schools
- Mental Health in Primary Schools – starter pack
- Mental Health in Primary Schools – non-government schools starter pack
- Mental Health in Primary Schools: instructions for reporting salary expenditure – provides guidance to schools on reporting Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader salary expenditure
Mental health and wellbeing leaders training
Mental health and wellbeing leaders (MHWLs) are provided training by the Melbourne Graduate School of Education at University of Melbourne, supported by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI).
Currently, this includes 3 training modules:
- Module 1: Mental Health Literacy
- Module 2: Supporting Emerging Needs
- Module 3: Building School Capacity
MHWLs will be provided with access to these modules as part of the training. For MHWLs who can’t attend virtual/face to face training on the day, Melbourne Graduate School of Education will provide links to the training so MHWLs can access the training in their own time.
Map of key mental health and wellbeing support
This map sets out key mental health and wellbeing supports for students in Victorian government schools. Supports are broken into the three tiers: universal, early intervention and cohort specific, and, targeted support.
Student Wellbeing Boost
The Australian Government’s Student Wellbeing Boost provides one-off funding to schools to address the impacts of COVID-19 on the mental health and wellbeing of Australian students.
Schools must spend their Boost funding on mental health and wellbeing activities, which may include:
- extra school mental health professionals, such as psychologists and school counsellors
- camps, excursions, sporting and social activities that improve students’ wellbeing
- proven student wellbeing, student engagement and mental health initiatives.
Supporting guidance has been developed to help schools spend their funding by 31 March 2024:
- Student Wellbeing Boost – guidance for Victorian government schools
- Student Wellbeing Boost – guidance for Victorian government schools
Supporting students following the Voice to Parliament Referendum
For guidance on how schools can support students, particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, following the Voice to Parliament Referendum, refer to the Voice to Parliament information for schools factsheet .
COVID-19 information for students
School holiday student mental health supports
After a year including bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic, students may need more mental health support than usual over the school holidays. Two fact sheets have been developed to support student mental health and wellbeing, particularly during this time.
These have been developed to support school students and families over the school holidays to:
- support positive mental health and wellbeing of students
- identify signs students may need mental health support
- access available support
These fact sheets are also available in 19 different languages.
Information for parents, carers and families
This fact sheet provides tips and resources for parents, carers and families of children and young people in their care over the school holidays. This includes services to reach out to if more support for them is needed.
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- For parents and carers — Wellbeing support over the school holidays — Amharic
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- For parents and carers — Wellbeing support over the school holidays — Arabic
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- For parents and carers — Wellbeing support over the school holidays — General
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Information for students
This fact sheet provides tips on looking after your mental health and wellbeing over the school holidays and information on the services available to you if you need to reach out for support.
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- For students — Wellbeing support over the school holidays — Amharic
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School Update articles relevant to this topic (login required)
- New mental health and wellbeing resources available for – published 16 July 2020
- Mental health support and resources for – published 11 August 2020
- Mental health and wellbeing has been a key priority for the Department throughout the COVID-19 – published 11 August 2020
- Supporting student mental health and – published 15 September 2020
- Mindfulness resources for VCE including VCE Vocational Major – published 27 October 2020
- Mental health support for students on the school – published 8 December 2020
Reviewed 09 November 2023