GOALSAHEAD

In 2021, Purple Hands Foundation (PHF) partnered with Youth Focus and zero2hero to create a mental health program specifically designed for secondary school students The eight-week program is delivered to year 8 students and is designed to educate and empower young people on their understanding of mental health issues.

Goals aHead engages young people in meaningful conversations to eliminate the stigma around mental health, increase the use of help-seeking behaviours and develop resilience skills to cope in the future

In its second year, Goals aHead was delivered in three schools to 110 participants PHF worked closely with teachers and students to tailor the content to suit the unique circumstances of each cohort

Nighty-eight per cent of students who participated in Goals aHead would recommend other young peopletoparticipateintheprogram

"It can be challenging at times to get the students to engage in class, but for Goals aHead the students wanted to be there There was a heap of interaction with the facilitators and they were engaged in the program It’s hard to get the students to engage in this content but the Goals aHead program did it "

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"Immediately after a Goals aHead session a student came to me about an issue that was happening for them at home, I was able to guide them to access a support service and connect them to the help they needed. The content that was delivered was so important for these students and is really needed."

Teacherfromparticipatingschool