School and Community
HelpingMinds® offers a variety of free and informative workshops and services to help educate students, teachers and parents about mental health.
Our fun and interactive workshops focus on raising awareness about mental health and reducing the stigma associated with mental ill-health.
We provide children and young people, and the adults around them, with the knowledge and tools to help manage mental health challenges in themselves or someone close to them.
Who we help:
- Any school in the Perth metro area and 200km from the CBD
- Schools in the City of Swan, Gascoyne, Midwest, Kimberley and the Pilbara, with our team based in Midland, Carnarvon, South Hedland and Broome
Workshops for students in Perth Metro
Our free in-school workshops aim to help young people prevent, identify and respond to these challenges. The workshops are suitable for primary and secondary schools and can be tailored to suit specific needs and interests and to fit within timetables.
Student workshops include:
- Social media and mental health
- Lifelong resilience
- Bullying
- Let’s talk mental health (Three 1-hour workshops)
Contact us or complete a booking form to book a workshop or program near you.
Who can book: Any school in the Perth metro area and 200km from the CBD
Early Intervention Workshops for students in
City of Swan and Regional WA
City of Swan, Gascoyne, Midwest, Kimberley and the Pilbara, with our team based in Midland, Carnarvon, South Hedland and Broome
HelpingMinds® delivers a range of workshops, facilitated by qualified counsellors, to support the mental wellbeing of young people aged 6-18 years in the City of Swan, Gascoyne, Midwest, Kimberley and the Pilbara, with our team based in Midland, Carnarvon, South Hedland and Broome.
We host our workshops in a nurturing and fun environment where young people can come together in a safe space to work on achieving positive mental health goals.
Each session can be tailored to the cultural needs or interests of your community.
Our student workshops include:
- C.R.A.F.T. – Creating Resilience Awareness Friendship Teamwork
- FriendFest
- Healthy Horizons
- Protective Behaviours
- School Transitioning
- Stepping Stones
Contact us today to make a booking or to find out more.
Who can book: Schools in the City of Swan, Gascoyne, Midwest, Kimberley and the Pilbara, with our team based in Midland, Carnarvon, South Hedland and Broome
Workshops for teachers and parents
HelpingMinds® delivers an evidence-based approach addressing AITSL standards 1.1, 3.3 and 3.5, to help teachers and parents with the challenges they face in their role.
Our range of free professional development workshops aim to increase confidence and prepare teachers and parents to handle mental health challenges in the classroom and at home.
- Working with anxiety in the classroom – For Teachers of primary school students
- Youth Mental Health First Aid – For anyone working with young people aged 12-24
- Raising resilient children – For parents of children aged 2-10
Contact us or complete a booking form to book a workshop.
In-school counselling
HelpingMinds® provides free in-school professional counselling to young people aged 8-17 years who have a family member living with mental health challenges. Counselling appointments are carried out weekly or fortnightly in 30- or 60-minute sessions.
Young people, aged 0-18 years and residing in the City of Swan, who have emotional difficulties or are at risk of developing mental health challenges are also able to access free in-school counselling.
Contact us today to book an appointment.
