Royal Far West School

and NSW Centre for Effective Reading, Manly

Telephone02 9977 2452

Emailroyalfarwe-s.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Wellbeing

DoE NSW Wellbeing website is an Australian Government site specially developed for younger children to support all aspects of their wellbeing: mental health, drugs, anti-bullying, out of home care, disability and funding for wellbeing. 

Please see other websites such as: 

Here are a lot of other useful websites:

Embrace the Future is a program developed by the Mental Health Foundation of Australia to promote and sustain resiliency and positive mental health. 

Siblings Australia is a national organisation committed to enhancing the wellbeing of siblings of children and adults with special needs including disabilities, chronic illness and mental health issues. 

Reach Out is a website for young people going through tough times.

Inspire Foundation is a website designed to help young people lead happier lives.

Beyond Blue is a national initiative helping people of all ages cope with depression.

Bullying - No Way provides information and activities to address bullying in schools. Developed and managed by all Australian education authorities for us by Australia's government, Catholic and Independent school communities.

Raising Children Network is a great site for parents. Covers newborns to teens. Great resources, video clips, easy to read information. Sponsored by the Australian Government.

Dead link

Me, Mood, Get Active is a website developed by schools to promote health and wellbeing.

Return to school program (PDF 91KB) is a structured framework to support the reintegration of students by Dr Sue Roffey.

Sleep

Sometimes Melatonin (pdf 482 KB) is used to assist with sleeping.

Anxiety

The BRAVE Program is a free online program from the University of Queensland. It is an interactive program for the prevention and treatment of childhood and adolescent anxiety. The programs are for children and teenagers to better cope with their worries.