The wellbeing and mental health of our youth is a critical issue in Australia today. Increasing numbers of children and adolescents are struggling to navigate a world which puts constant demands on them.
These issues have increased with the current Covid lockdowns with rising numbers of youth accessing helplines and presenting with symptoms ranging from anxiety and depression to self-harm and suicidal thoughts.
In an innovative attempt to address this trend the Centre for Theology & Psychology, part of the Melbourne School of Theology, is launching a free webinar exploring the topic.
This webinar series, marking World Mental Health Day on 10 October 2021, is for practitioners who deal with children and adolescents on a regular basis: teachers, chaplains and well-being coordinators, pastors, pastoral carers, youth and children’s workers and youth ministers, counsellors, general practitioners and psychologists.
The webinar brings together a panel of expert speakers offering a toolkit of skills and learning that will enable attendees to serve youth more effectively by cultivating, promoting and supporting resilience and wellbeing.
The three free webinars are on:
Saturday 9 October 9-11am (AEDT)
Monday 11 Oct, 7-9pm (AEDT)
Tuesday, 12 Oct, 7-9pm (AEDT)
More details and free registration at Youth Mental Health Toolkit - CTP (mst.edu.au)