Youth Mental Health Awareness Session
Youth Mental Health Awareness sessions help young people understand their emotions, recognise when something doesn’t feel right, and feel confident seeking support early. By reducing stigma and building shared language, these sessions create safer environments where young people feel seen, heard, and supported.
Designed for ages 12–18, the program introduces key concepts in youth mental health and builds practical skills to notice early warning signs that a young person may be experiencing a mental health challenge. Participants learn how to use clear, age‑appropriate language, how to ask open and closed questions effectively, and how to offer support in a calm, respectful, and safe way.
Each session is interactive, engaging, and tailored to the needs of the group — whether delivered in schools, sporting clubs, or community settings.
COURSE INFORMATION
Register your interest
Length: up to 120 minutes
Suited for: Anyone 12+ years old
Group bookings only
What a session could look like
Each Youth Mental Health Awareness Session is tailored to the needs of the group and can be delivered in workplaces, community settings, sports, and more. Sessions can run anywhere from 45 minutes up to 120 minutes and include a mix of learning, discussion, and interactive activities.
A session may include:
- Understanding Mental Health and Mental Illness: what they mean and how they affect young people
- Common misconceptions and myths: understanding some of the common misconceptions of mental illness in young people
- Depression and Anxiety: recognising the signs and symptoms
- Non‑Suicidal Self‑Injury (NSSI): what it is and how to respond safely
- Eating Disorders: understanding the signs and how to support someone
- Stressors and Early Warning Signs: noticing changes in behaviour, mood, or functioning
- The Mental Health Conversation: learning how to start a safe, supportive chat with friends or peers
- Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing: practical, evidence-based strategies for everyday life
What are the benefits
Builds confidence: Recognise early warning signs of mental health challenges in young people
Strengthens understanding: Learn about common youth mental health concerns and how they show up in everyday behaviour
Reduces stigma: Giving young people and adults shared, age‑appropriate language to talk about mental health safely
Improves communication skills: Teaching participants how to use clear, age‑appropriate language and the use of questions effectively, when checking in with a young person
Helps adults feel more prepared and capable: How to respond calmly and supportively when a young person is struggling
Creates safer environments: Helps young people feel heard, validated, and comfortable reaching out
How to enrol
Please register your interest by clicking on the button below and one of our staff members will contact you to discuss further.
