STUDENT WELLBEING
Welcome back to a new school year. Lets hope for a less disrupted year than 2020.
Exciting news in student wellbeing at Mooroolbark College, we welcome two new mental health workers to the College. Siobhan O’Halloran and Amy Donaldson are working part time in the College as counsellors to support our students. The positions has been funded by The Department of Education in an initiative to support the mental health of young Victorians.
If you think your child would benefit from some counselling at the College, please speak to one of our wellbeing team or your child’s coordinator.
And finally we want to remind you, that your child’s mental health and successful transition back into “normal covid” schooling is our priority and we want to continue to provide quality welfare support to our students. If you have any concerns at all about your child then please contact your child’s coordinator, myself or Chaplain Gill Van Der Ende. Your child can also contact us directly by knocking on the door of our office. We are here to support you.
Regards,
John Nichol
Well-Being Leader
WELLBEING AND WELFARE SUPPORT SERVICES
| 24 Hour Emergency | ||||
| Kids Helpline | Counselling service for people aged between 5 and 25 | 24 hours/7 days | 1800 551 800 www.kidshelpline.com.au/young-adults (email, web chat) | |
| Lifeline | Crisis support, suicide prevention and mental health support services | 24 hours/7 days | www.lifeline.org.au 13 11 14 | |
| Beyond Blue | Information and support for all ages to promote optimal mental health. | 24 hours/7 days | 1300 224 636 (Chat online or email) | |
| E headspace | Provide mental health support for young people aged 12–25 | Phone: 10pm – 1am Online counselling: 1pm – 1am | 1800 650 890 | |
| Yarra Ranges Youth Team | Provide support and advice to young people | 9294 6716 1300 368 333 or 9294 6905 www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Community/Youth youth@yarraranges.vic.gov.au | ||
| Inspiro | Free youth, teen, young adult and family | counselling 9738 8801 or visit https://www.inspiro.org.au/ | ||
| Parent line | Support for Parents and carers with children from birth to 18 years | 8am–midnight/7 days | www.parentline.com.au 13 22 89 1300 30 1300 | |
| EDVOS | Family violence service in Melbourne’s eastern metropolitan region | Mon-Fri 9am-8pm Sat 9am-5pm (phone or email) | 03 9259 4200 edvos@edvos.org.au | |
| No To Violence | Supports for men who use family violence | Mon – Fri 8am-9pm
| 1300 766 491 | |