Young People and Mental Health and Wellbeing
Policy Considerations for Schools
In 2021 the Australian College of Educators, FlindersUniversity College of Education, Psychology and SocialWork, and the Commissioner for Children and YoungPeople are hosting a series of Youth Policy Forums on issues impacting young people’s engagement with education. Each forum will focus on a different issue including mental health, legal issues, homelessness and transitions to employment. The first Policy Forum is Young People and Mental Health and Wellbeing – Policy Considerations for Schools.
You will hear from our Key Note Speaker South Australian Mental Health Commissioner David Kelly. Followed by Q&A with a stakeholder panel including:
Moderated by the Commissioner for Children and YoungPeople Helen Connolly.
Designed for a broad audience of educators, youth workers, policy makers, researchers, advocates and service providers, the Forums will examine critical issues faced by young people and how we can work together to respond to the challenges.