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Blurred Minds Academy and Workshops

Blurred Minds Griffith University

Blurred Minds Academy and Workshops aim to change the way young people make decisions around alcohol, vaping, and drugs.

  • Online
  • QLD

Pricing: Free, Paid

Origin: Developed in Australia for Australian schooling contexts

Affiliations: Griffith University

Product type: Program; Activity sheets; Student activities; Professional learning; Presentation by an expert or speaker ; Whole school approach or initiative; Learning modules; Class lesson plans

Contact details

Blurred Minds Griffith University
ABN: 78 106 094 461

https://www.blurredminds.com.au

blurredminds@griffith.edu.au

Focus areas

  • Drug and alcohol education

Curriculum alignment

  • Health and PE

Prospective users

Audience: Whole school universal (Tier 1), Whole class universal (Tier 1)

Context: School or centre-based

Main beneficiaries: Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12

Delivery style: Classroom teacher is trained

Aims & approach

The Blurred Minds Academy is an online learning platform that helps teachers to deliver an engaging, relevant, and effective curriculum on alcohol, vaping, and drug education.

  • All 14 modules and assessments are based on the Australian curriculum and consist of an online component and a teacher-led discussion to increase effectiveness.
  • The program uses games to make the content engaging for students and teachers. The modules cover vaping, the brain, myths and norms, drink driving, marijuana truths and more.

The Blurred Minds Workshops provides a range of in-person workshops and online webinars for students, school staff, and parents, focusing on preventing vaping, alcohol, and drug use through evidence-based, interactive presentations.

  • Sessions are customisable to the needs of each group and are typically 1-2 hours in duration, led by a team of expert facilitators.
  • Workshops cover key topics, which can be tailored based on the selected focus area and target audience.
  • Designed to be engaging and interactive, sessions encourage questions, participation, and active involvement.

Whether it's students learning about the dangers of substances, parents understanding how to talk about these issues at home, or school staff gaining insights to support their students, Blurred Minds aims to create a whole-community and supportive approach to substance use prevention education.

The Blurred Minds Academy online program is free to state and non-state Queensland secondary schools, funded by QLD Department of Education until 2027.

Blurred Minds Academy and in-person workshops are available Australia-wide. For pricing, please contact the Blurred Minds team.

Implementation support

  • Implementation training webinars or modules
  • Ongoing helpdesk, email or phone support

Evidence

The Blurred Minds research team has over 30 publications that document various aspects of the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Blurred Minds resources. They take an evidence-based approach, continuously evaluating resources for improvement. References include:

  • Dietrich, T., Durl, J., Yousef, M. (2022), Blurred Minds Academy: Evaluation of a Social Marketing Product, ANZMAC Conference, Perth, Australia.
  • Durl, J., Dietrich, T., Kubacki, K. (2020), Effectiveness of a brief versus a comprehensive social marketing program,?Journal of Social Marketing.

CQ University workshop evaluation survey showed 75% of students rated workshops as highly satisfactory, 84% increased knowledge about vaping risks, 88% were likely to reduce or quit vaping (n=500)."

The Blurred Minds Academy program achieved a Level 3: Foundational and Emerging Evidence rating on the Victorian Mental Health Menu here.

Testimonials: https://www.blurredminds.com.au/academy/