Partners
KidsMatter Primary has been developed in collaboration with the Commonwealth Government Department of Health and Ageing, beyondblue, the Australian Psychological Society, Principals Australia and the Australian Rotary Health Research Fund.
KidsMatter contacts
Dr Brian Graetz
Senior Program Manager
beyondblue
Phone: (03) 9810 6129
Email: brian.graetz@beyondblue.org.au
Heather Parkes
National Coordinator
Principals Australia
Phone: (08) 8245 9809
Email: Heather.Parkes@pa.edu.au
Jeremy Hurley
National Project Coordinator
Principals Australia
Phone: (08) 8245 9827
Email: Jeremy.Hurley@pa.edu.au
Lyn O’Grady
National Coordinator
Australian Psychological Society
Phone: (03) 8662 6632
Email: L.OGrady@psychology.org.au
Sarah Cavanagh
Manager: Child and Youth Projects
Phone: (03) 8662 3361
Email: s.cavanagh@psychology.org.au
Partners
- Commonwealth Government Department of Health and Ageing
- beyondblue
- Australian Psychological Society
- Principals Australia
- The Australian Rotary Health Research Fund
The Department of Health and Ageing
The vision of the Department of Health and Ageing is Better health and active ageing for all Australians. The department is responsible for achieving the Government’s priorities for population health, aged care and population ageing as well as medical services, primary care, rural health, hearing services and Indigenous health. The department administers programs to meet the Government’s objectives in health system capacity and quality, mental health, health workforce, acute care, biosecurity and emergency response, as well as sport performance and participation. The department supports the Australian community’s access to affordable private health services and is responsible for policy on Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
beyondblue
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 Primary which focus on the prevention and early intervention of mental health problems in Australian communities.
The Australian Psychological Society (APS)
The Australian Psychological Society is the largest professional association for psychologists in Australia, representing more than 20,000 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 (PA)
(previously Australian Principals Association Professional Development Council, APAPDC)
Principals Australia is the national professional development body owned by the four Australian peak Principals’ Associations – 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.
