Community Partnership Workshops

MindMatters provides a series of workshops for schools, health agency personnel, community education liaison workers, community leaders and young people themselves, to build capacity across the community. Each group has a targeted format available. The workshops suit a range of community settings, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and people from non–English-speaking backgrounds.

The workshops are delivered by the MindMatters Community Partnership team or by community members with negotiation and support from the team.

Community Partnership Workshops
MindMatters Invited Community Leaders Seminar	This two-hour seminar gives a brief introduction to MindMatters – a resource that supports a whole school and community approach to leading mental health and wellbeing.
MindMatters Community Yarning	This two-hour seminar is for parents, families and community members to explore the concept of Yarning. This encourages talking about young people and their health, in an effort to improve everyone's wellbeing.
MindMatters Family, Parent and Caregiver Seminar	This two-hour seminar assists parents, families and community members to work in partnership with schools to improve the mental health and wellbeing of young people. The session supports parents, family and community to engage with the school curriculum, strengthen home–school partnerships and share leadership.
MindMatters Community Agency Professional Development	Community agencies are key partners in promoting the mental health and wellbeing of young people. This two-day practical workshop for agencies working with schools, familiarises staff with the MindMatters resources, models and concepts.
MindMatters Indigenous Education Worker Professional Development	This two-day workshop familiarises Indigenous Education Workers with the MindMatters resources and gives ideas about ways to work effectively in schools and support the wellbeing of Indigenous young people.
MindMatters Feeling Deadly Not Shame Personal Development Workshop	This workshop is delivered over two sessions of two hours. The personal development workshop is for identified groups of young Indigenous people within a community and focuses on promoting cultural identity and the individuals' role within the community. Young people explore safer coping strategies and identify their own strengths, which promotes respect for self, others and culture.

View the Professional Development calendar.