If your child, friend or you are feeling overwhelmed and struggling to manage things at home, with friends or schoolwork, or just feel like they need some help or want to chat, there are a number of sources of support both within the school and outside. 

At school: 

• Your Year Adviser/s 

• Deputy Principal/s 

• Head Teacher of subjects 

• Student Support Officer- Dean Adams 

• School Counsellors – Jessica Cashman and Regan Pullen 

Outside of school: 

• Kids Helpline (1800 55 1800) 

• Lifeline 13 11 14 

• Suicide Call Back service 1300 659 467 

• Headspace https://headspace.org.au/ info sheets on how to help yourself or others, contacts for your local headspace 

• GP - You can go to your doctor and access a Mental Health Care plan - this will allow for free/cheaper psychology sessions - You are allowed 10-20 sessions a year

• Beyond Blue https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/talk-to-a-counsellor  

• Programs that are self-paced https://thiswayup.org.au/coping-and-resilience-tools/