prevention and early intervention services

school-link

What is School-Link?

School-Link is a statewide program aimed at improving mental health in schools and TAFE  by:

  • Training school staff in the early recognition and intervention for mental health problems
  • Promoting good mental health in schools
  • Improving referrals to youth related mental health services
  • Assisting  schools running school based programs that improve mental health such as Rock and Water and Adolescents Coping with Emotion
  • Developing resources that can be used in schools to promote mental health
  • Supporting national school mental health programs like MindMatters

What are some of the resources developed by School-Link?

Information for Parents of Secondary School students

current school-link news letters

Click HERE for term 1 2009 school- link news letter

Click HERE for term 2 2009 school-link news letter

Click HERE for term 3 2009 school-link news letter

Click HERE for term 4 2009 school -link news letter

Past School-Link News Letters

Click HERE for term 2 2008

Click HERE for term 3 2008

useful websites:

MindMatters

School Mental Health Program, UCLA

Centre for School Mental Health University of Maryland

Parenting:

  • supporting young parents

Children of Parents with a Mental Illness (COPMI)

  • supporting Young Carers

Research

  • CYPMH programs are all run using the best evidence available about effectiveness. All our programs are evaluated and improved on the basis of evaluation results.

To make general enquries call CYPMH reception desk on 4304 -7878

Contact Kids Helpline or Lifeline for urgent help