Partners
KidsMatter has been developed in collaboration with the Commonwealth Government Department of Health and Ageing, beyondblue: the national depression initiative, the Australian Psychological Society, Principals Australia (previously the Australian Principals Associations Professional Development Council, APAPDC) and supported by the Australian Rotary Health Research Fund.
The Department of Health and Ageing
The Department of Health and Ageing is responsible for achieving the Australian Government’s priorities for mental health, population health, medicines and medical services, aged care and population ageing, primary care, rural health, hearing services, Indigenous health, private health, health system capacity and quality, acute care and health and medical research.
beyondblue: the national depression initiative
beyondblue is a national, independent, not-for-profit organisation working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related substance-use disorders in Australia. beyondblue is a bipartisan initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments with the key goals of raising community awareness about depression and reducing stigma associated with the illness. beyondblue works in partnership with health services, schools, workplaces, universities, media and community organisations, as well as people living with depression, to bring together their expertise. One of the main priorities of beyondblue is to fund research initiatives such as KidsMatter which focus on the prevention and early intervention of mental health problems in Australian communities.
Detailed information about the evaluation of KidsMatter can be found here.
Australian Psychological Society (APS)
The Australian Psychological Society is the largest professional association for psychologists in Australia, representing more than 15,000 members. The APS is committed to advancing psychology as a discipline and profession. It spreads the message that psychologists make a difference to peoples’ lives, through improving their health and wellbeing and improving scientific knowledge. The APS works on understanding important social issues facing Australian society and contributes to community wellbeing by promoting access to better health care and evidence-based treatments. To achieve these objectives, the APS is also involved in several projects that promote mental health and the benefits of early intervention for identified mental health difficulties across the lifespan, including KidsMatter.
Principals Australia (previously Australian Principals Associations Professional Development Council, APAPDC)
Principals Australia is the national professional development body owned by the four Australian peak principals’ association – the Australian secondary Principals association, Australia Primary Principals Association, Association of Principals of Catholic Secondary Schools of Australia and Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. It is governed by a board representing these four associations, and managed by a secretariat based in Adelaide.
Principals Australia supports principals, their associations and their schools, to build effective and sustainable leadership in Australia, so that the learning and wellbeing of students and staff are optimised. It provides access to professional development activities and resources on leadership development, leading learning and leading the promotion of social and emotional wellbeing.
The Australian Rotary Health Research Fund (KidsMatter supporter)
The Australian Rotary Health Research Fund was initiated in 1981 by the Rotary Club of Mornington in Victoria to establish a Trust Fund with the aim of raising funds for medical research. Early funding investigated the causes of Cot Death, and provided research funding in Environmental Health Problems of the Aged, Adolescent Health and Family Health. In 2000 the Fund launched its current program in support of research in mental illness and pledged to invest a minimum of $5 million. The Fund has now expended more than $7 million in research in mental illness as well as promoting awareness of mental health problems in the Australian community.
| KidsMatter Contacts | |
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Dr Brian Graetz Senior Program Manager beyondblue |
Phone: (03) 9810 6129 Email: brian.graetz@beyondblue.org.au |
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Margot Trinder National Coordinator APS |
Phone: (03) 8662 3373 Email: m.trinder@psychology.org.au |
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Kaye Johnson National Coordinator PA |
Phone: (08) 8245 9809 Email: kaye.johnson@pa.edu.au |
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Chris Champion National Project Officer PA |
Phone: (08) 8245 9827 Email: chris.champion@pa.edu.au |
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Brenda Dobia Resource Development Coordinator APS |
Phone: (03) 8662 3325 Email: b.dobia@psychology.org.au |
