Wellbeing websites
The following are a selection of health and mental wellbeing websites for students and families.
Beyondblue
Designed to support people affected by anxiety, depression and suicide. Can create safety plans, find mental health coaches, chat online to a mental health professional or call their support service.
R U OK?
Specialises in suicide prevention for all ages and backgrounds. They look at strategies to build motivation, confidence and skills to stay connected with conversations for those struggling with life. Can chat online to support services as well as access a variety of educative resources.
Qlife
Australia's first nation-wide counselling and referral service for LGBTQIA+ people. The service provides peer-supported and web-based support to diverse people of all ages and experiences.
The brave program for teenagers
An online prevention resource for children and teenagers struggling with anxiety by providing coping strategies and resources for families.
Butterfly Foundation
Support services for people struggling with eating disorders, body dysmorphia or other body image related issues. They have a helpline, online support programs and trained professionals you can contact.
ReachOut
A safe space for young people to openly and anonymously communicate and express themselves with judgement-free support.
Kids Helpline
Free confidential counselling services for young people as well as parents and carers. You can talk to a professional via online, email or phone at any time as they have staff available 24/7.
Orygen Specialist Program
A variety of mental health resources for youth including fact sheets and audio relaxation guides. Have specialised free resources for people suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder, psychosis and autism.
Bullying No Way!
Student resources to educate on effective strategies to recognise bullying, reporting it and where to get help if you are being bullied.
Livewire - Starlight Children's Foundation
A safe and supportive community for teenagers living with disabilities or illness to engage with each other through games, videos, streaming competitions and other activities.
Digital Citizenship
Gives advice for students, parents and teachers regarding the responsible use of technology and how to stay safe online.
Be Active, Eat Healthy Games
Nourish interactive has created a variety of games aimed to educate children on nutrition and how to stay active and healthy
SafetyTown
A collection of activities to educate about road safety for teachers, families and students in stages K-3.
Wellbeing apps
The following are a selection of apps you can download on most smart devices that are relevant to wellbeing
Headspace
Meditation and mindfulness tools to support mental health and wellbeing. The guided meditations are recorded by mental health professionals and the processes used are backed by scientists.
Cost: Free with subscription option
Suitability: All
Insight Timer
A relaxation app with a variety of guided meditations, ASMR, positive reinforcement, mindfulness recordings and soothing music to aid with sleep, stress and anger management. Also has an inbuilt mood tracker that saves your progress so you can look back and see your improvements.
Cost: Free
Suitability: All
The Mood Meter
App to keep track of your mood to aid in building emotional intelligence.
Cost: $0.99
Suitability: All
Check-in-Beyond Blue
Provides links to online and phone services for young people to access on the go. Allows you to check-in and start a conversation about looking after your own mental health and how to help your friends who are struggling.
Cost: Free
Suitability: Teen-Adult
Calm Harm
App to help manage or control the urge to self-harm, providing you with tasks to help you resist. All anonymous and password protected for yourself so it stays completely private.
Cost: Free
Suitability: All
Smiling Mind
Developed by psychologists and educators, providing daily meditative practices and mindfulness exercises you can do on any device at any time.
Cost: Free
Suitability: 7yrs old to Adult
Local support services
The following are local wellbeing services if you would like a person-to-person connection rather than online.
School counselling service
School counselling staff are members of the school learning and support team.
A teacher may recommend the service by referring a student to the school’s learning and support team. As a parent or carer, you may refer your child directly to the school counselling service. Students can also self-refer to the service.
The school counselling service can:
- support students who are worrying about school work, friends, getting in trouble at school or feeling down
- help parents and carers make decisions about your child’s education
- assess a student’s learning and behaviour
- help teachers and students identify and address disabilities that may affect learning
- liaise with other agencies regarding student wellbeing.
School counselling is confidential.
For more information about learning and support teams and the school counselling service, visit: