{"id":12914,"date":"2021-09-12T00:40:27","date_gmt":"2021-09-12T00:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=12914"},"modified":"2021-09-12T00:40:27","modified_gmt":"2021-09-12T00:40:27","slug":"schools-double-down-on-wellbeing-during-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/09\/12\/schools-double-down-on-wellbeing-during-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Schools double down on wellbeing during lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thousands of specialist staff are supporting the wellbeing and mental health of school communities during the COVID-19 lockdown.
\nMinister for Education Sarah Mitchell said the NSW Government has been prioritising the mental health of students during the difficult lockdown period by ramping up wraparound wellbeing support.
\n\u201cWe know how difficult the last 18 months have been for our students, which is why there are more than 3,000 non-teaching staff available \u2013 including school counsellors, school psychologists, student support officers and a network of specialist facilitators, wellbeing nurses, school chaplains and school learning support officers \u2013 to make sure children feel as supported as possible while they learn from home,\u201d Ms Mitchell said.
\n\u201cWe also continue to work closely alongside key mental health organisations such as headspace, Reach Out, Kids Helpline and the Black Dog Institute to provide evidence-based resources to our staff and students.\u201d
\nSchools across the state are running workshops, \u201cwellbeing days\u201d and events to help students look after themselves and each other.
\nMinister for Mental Health Bronnie Taylor said the holistic approach was designed to help students stay mentally fit and build resilience during tough times.
\n\u201cThis is all about empowering families with the tools they need to look out for each other, especially during this challenging time of home schooling,\u201d Mrs Taylor said.
\n\u201cThese resources have been developed with leading youth mental health organisations to ensure we are equipping parents, carers, teachers and children with the confidence and knowledge of when and where to seek help if they are feeling overwhelmed or particularly stressed out.\u201d
\nMs Mitchell added the mental health and wellbeing of school staff during the remote learning period was also paramount.
\n\u201cOur teachers, leaders and school staff have done a tremendous job during this difficult period, and the NSW Government has implemented a specialised mental health program called \u2018Being Well\u2019 to support our educators,\u201d Ms Mitchell said.
\n\u201cThe \u2018Being Well\u2019 program is running workshops for staff to learn how to spot the signs of struggle amongst colleagues and find methods of improving their own mental health along the way.
\n\u201cWe have also introduced a series of \u2018wellbeing check ins\u2019 for staff to connect and share ideas on sustaining their wellbeing with colleagues and wellbeing coaches.\u201d
\nThe\u00a0Care and Connect Hub<\/a>\u00a0also continues to provide practical and targeted support by age group – from pre-school to end of high school – with information and guidance on how and what students, families and staff can do to take care of themselves and others.
\nLinks to wellbeing resources can be found
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Thousands of specialist staff are supporting the wellbeing and mental health of school communities during the COVID-19 lockdown. Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell said the NSW Government has been prioritising the mental health of students during the difficult lockdown period by ramping up wraparound wellbeing support. \u201cWe know how difficult the last 18 months have … Continue reading “Schools double down on wellbeing during lockdown”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12914\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}