Supporting Students Mental Health and Wellbeing

This document reflects Education Queensland's commitment to creating an inclusive learning environment that supports the mental health and wellbeing of all students. The procedure covers three areas in the support of students' social and emotional wellbeing. These are:

• mental health promotion and illness prevention - Provision of Supportive School Environment and curriculum activities that support the development of students' social and emotional skills and wellbeing.
• early intervention
• when there is reasonable suspicion that the student may have a significant social and emotional wellbeing or mental health difficulty that prevents them from engaging appropriately.

It is noted that school participation is a crucial component of care planning for students requiring clinical intervention as schools support students' mental health and social and emotional wellbeing by working in partnership with parents, clinical care providers and specialist mental health services, to ensure that they are supportive and engaging places for all students. (APO 7/7/12)