PREVIOUSLY THE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT

The YWSS connects school communities [students & teachers, parents by info share] to wellbeing resources. It is a one-day event, from 8:30am to 3:00pm where students will meet and interact with service providers. Activities include keynote speakers, various interactive workshops, and Speed Wellbeing Networking.

The YWSS goes beyond the traditional expo approach by connecting service providers to students in small, captivated groups thus, allowing you to provide skills and resources to improve student wellbeing. 

The event includes a student and teacher Speed Wellbeing Networking session to discuss strategies to overcome challenges in key areas of young people's lives that affect their wellbeing. The session will give you up to ten minutes per group on a rotating basis. Your organisation will have meaningful interactions with students and is a great way to share what services your organisation offers to support students in the local community.

The YWSS provides organisations access to 600+ students, teachers and other service providers to make valuable and meaningful interactions. All under one roof on one day saving you time and resources whilst still making a positive impact on the community. (Registered participants receive a free lunch valued at $38!)

Yes, students will receive an event showbag on the day to take home filled with resources and merchandise. SWC encourages organisations to provide wellbeing related resources that will be beneficial to students and teachers, these may include:

• Resources: Handouts such as flyers, brochures, and booklets about your organisation, the services you provide, any support networks they can reach out to, etc.

• Merchandise: Promote your organisation (e.g., pens, USB sticks, notepads, stationery, toys, phone accessories etc.).

Contact SWC if you would like to drop off your resources and merchant the SWC office for our team to pre-pack the items into the student showbags.

Address: Bossley Park Community Centre, 28 Belfield Rd, BossleyPark, NSW 2176

Opening Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm

600+ students, teachers and other service providers will attend the YWSS.

Service Providers: Organisations in South Western Sydney that contribute to improving young people's wellbeing and success in life.

Students & Teachers: Year 9, 10 & 11 students (who have either taken on leadership roles within the school, or need extra support and guidance to improve their wellbeing) will be accompanied by their teachers (Wellbeing, Year Advisors, etc.). They will be from schools in Fairfield, Liverpool and parts of Cumberland City Councils; including NSW DoE, Sydney Catholic Schools and Independent Schools.

SWC works with all High Schools in Region E, (Fairfield, Liverpool and parts of Cumberland City Councils) including NSW DoE, Sydney Catholic Schools and Independent Schools. Please contact us if your school is outside our region. 

The YWSS is offered to schools and students free of charge. SWC will provide a registration waiver code (valued at $645) to service providers that have pre-registered. SWC subsidises the event to improve young people's wellbeing and success in life.

A minimum of 2 people is required to attend from your organisation. This is to ensure at least one team member is interacting with the students whilst your team rotates their lunch breaks (lunch breaks will be scheduled in groups and will be a round-robin rotation). A maximum number of 4 people attending is allowed. Please contact SWC if you wish to bring more people.

Your start time will depend on which activities you partake in, a finalised timetable will be sent closer to the event date. SWC recommends arriving to the venue at least 30 minutes prior to your chosen activity to have adequate time to set up. Please note students will begin arriving from 8:30 AM onwards for the introduction and Keynote speaker sessions and you may also choose to arrive at this time.

Lunch will be provided for FREE to all registered attendees. Basic dietary requirements can be met such as Halal, vegetarian and gluten-free. People with allergies will need to bring their own lunch. 

Yes, all attending adults will need to individually obtain a Working With Children Check (WWCC) as part of our Child Protection policies for the Youth Wellbeing Success Summit. To complete the Eventbrite registration, all attendees must provide SWC with their WWCC number and date of birth.

To apply or renew your WWCC, please go to: https://wwccheck.ocg.nsw.gov.au/Apply

Yes, the venue (Novella on the Park) has free parking onsite all day.

Yes, SWC encourages service providers to connect with the educators available throughout the day who might be interested in hosting programs at their school. Please feel free to talk and connect with them throughout the event, additionally, SWC will facilitate an information share post-event for those who are interested.

Students: YES, you can ask for their contact details if it is for educational, training or informative purposes. E.g., Students may provide their details if they wish to get in contact with you regarding an opportunity/topic in relation to your industry. You cannot under any circumstance ask for students' contact details for personal reasons.

Teachers: YES, we encourage organisations to exchange contact details with the supervising teachers during the event. Many teachers will be seeking services to bring back to their school.

If you still have a question that wasn’t covered in the FAQs section above, please contact us.

General Queries: please contact the SWC Events team (events@swconnect.org.au | 9822 9370, select option 2)