Mental Fitness
Black Dog Institute
The Mental Fitness Program is a free interactive session that helps high-school aged young people recognise the strategies they can implement to improve mental health and wellbeing for themselves and their friends through connection.
- Online
- ACT
- NSW
- QLD
- Vic
Pricing: Free
Origin: Developed in Australia for Australian schooling contexts
Product type: Posters; Online resources (e.g. videos, games, tools, readings); Presentation by an expert or speaker ; Learning modules
Contact details
Black Dog Institute
ABN: 12 115 954 197
Program website: https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/education-services/schools/students/mental-fitness/
Program contact email: schools@blackdog.org.au
Focus areas
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Positive relationships
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Mental health literacy and life skills
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Resilience and optimism
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Suicide and self-harm
Curriculum alignment
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Health and PE
Prospective users
Audience: Whole class universal (Tier 1)
Context: School or centre-based
Main beneficiaries: Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10
Delivery style: Delivered by program staff
Aims & approach
The program is part of a community partnership between the AIS and Black Dog Institute and is delivered by elite athletes who have been trained to share their experiences with young people to help them recognise the strategies they can implement to help improve mental health and wellbeing for themselves and their friends.
The program uses a free 30 minute interactive presentation suitable for high school aged students.
It is available free of charge: face-to-face in QLD, NSW, ACT and VIC, and Online in WA, SA, NT, TAS.
Implementation support
- Access to professional facilitator, instructor or mentor
- Ongoing helpdesk, email or phone support
Evidence
Mental Fitness uses the research informed strategies of Mindfullness and Positive Psychology.