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Mind Blank

Mind Blank

Mind Blank offers interactive theatre as a mental health promotion tool.

  • Online
  • ACT
  • NSW
  • NT
  • QLD
  • Vic

Pricing: Paid

Origin: Developed in Australia for Australian schooling contexts

Affiliations: Approved elsewhere: Be You

Product type: Program; Student activities; Professional learning; Presentation by an expert or speaker ; Drama performance; Class lesson plans

Contact details

Mind Blank
ABN: 18 168 485 176

https://www.mindblank.org.au/

info@mindblank.org.au

Focus areas

  • Positive relationships

  • Bullying and cyber-bullying

  • Mental health literacy and life skills

  • Resilience and optimism

  • Respectful relationships and consent education

  • Suicide and self-harm

Curriculum alignment

  • Health and PE

  • The Arts

Prospective users

Audience: Whole class universal (Tier 1), Targeted small group early intervention (Tier 2)

Communities: Diverse cultures or language groups, First Nations

Context: School or centre-based, Home-schooling

Main beneficiaries: Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10

Delivery style: Classroom teacher is trained; Delivered by program staff

Aims & approach

Mind Blank uses theatre and facilitated discussions to help young people engage with mental health topics in a safe and supportive environment. The program encourages early intervention to prevent crises by promoting awareness and action.

Schools can choose a one-off 1 to 1.5 hour session for entire year groups or ongoing weekly sessions for smaller classes.

Outcomes:

  • Short-Term: Increased awareness of mental health resources; Understanding of emotions, behaviors, and warning signs
  • Long-Term: Greater confidence in taking action; Improved mental health; Fewer mental health crises in schools, workplaces, and communities

Implementation support

  • Access to professional facilitator, instructor or mentor
  • Implementation training webinars or modules
  • Regular webinars or access to community of professional practice

Evidence

Program uses an interactive drama-based approach to engage adolescents in universal mental health promotion to reduce stigma and increase help seeking.

An evaluation trial found positive impacts: Searle KA (2024). Breaking Down the Barriers: Using Drama to Engage Young People in Mental Health Promotion and Prevention: A quantitative and qualitative research trial. University of Wollongong. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses1/662/