National Support for Child and Youth Mental Health Program: Mental Health in Education Initiative

Overview

The purpose of this grant opportunity is to allow the Mental Health in Education Initiative (known as Be You) to incorporate strategies in response to the findings of the formative evaluation and achieve outcomes that are more meaningful and provide targeted support to early childhood services and schools in bushfire-affected communities. The objectives of the grant opportunity are to: increase the capacity of early childhood services, and primary and secondary schools to implement an approach to evidence-based mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention; increase the inclusion and coverage of mental health and suicide prevention in pre-service education through the tertiary and Vocational Education Training sectors for teachers and early childhood staff; and design and deliver suicide postvention to respond to, and assist, secondary schools in supporting students in the event of a suicide of a student. The intended outcome of the grant opportunity is to: support promotion and prevention activities; assist in building resilience skills in children and young people; and improve mental health and wellbeing by providing national leadership in positive learning environments in early childhood services and schools. Activities under Be You fall under four work streams: child and youth mental health promotion; online platform of interactive resources; awareness raising; and evidence-based, consistent and co-ordinated approach to suicide postvention services for young people in secondary schools. To view the Grant Opportunity Guidelines, please select the red "GO Documents" button on the left hand side.