Generation Next

Not-for-profit seminars, webcasts, advocacy. We’re focused on the mental health and wellbeing of young people and the influence of society and culture on it.

[Generation Next @GenNextVoice]

💛R U OK? It's a simple question... and yet it can make the biggest impact. Share this conversation guide with your students to help them navigate an R U OK conversation and empower them to help the people in their world💛
#ruokday2024 #ruok #communitysupport #mentalhealthsupport

[Generation Next @GenNextVoice]

A special thanks to everyone who supported GenNext in 2021 - watching videos, tuning into podcasts, participating in online learning - here's our 'Impact Report' for 2021 👇

[Inroads Program @inroads_program]

Do you or someone you know want to develop skills to manage #anxiety & #alcohol use? The Inroads program can help! Visit https://t.co/dyYDcXFc0K to access an evidence-based online program based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and motivational interviewing.

[Generation Next @GenNextVoice]

"Education itself cannot solve the challenges facing humanity, but it’s difficult to imagine we can address them without transforming education." https://t.co/X7qK96AHqE

[Positive Choices @pos_choices]

Teachers and school staff, we want to hear from you! Have your voice heard and help improve Positive Choices, an online portal providing evidence-based alcohol and other #drugeducation resources. Visit https://t.co/b8jO9WGRzX

[Generation Next @GenNextVoice]

“Mental health services are typically reactive, where their focus is either on managing crises or treating an individual’s #mentalhealth challenges” https://t.co/nvIoL8YFgK

[Generation Next @GenNextVoice]

Year 12 is challenging at the best of times, with students often experiencing anxiety and uncertainty about their future, along with the pressures of study and achievement in the high-stakes assessment activities of the year. https://t.co/GzlrMJLoYk

[Generation Next @GenNextVoice]

For young people in particular, the blurred line between recreational and educational #screentime presents new challenges we are only beginning to appreciate: https://t.co/EzlCq52aY8

[Generation Next @GenNextVoice]

It's been used effectively through history, should it be rolled out in 2021? https://t.co/zqNDf6lQpm

[Generation Next @GenNextVoice]

1. Hold the ‘and’ ...
2. Practice active acceptance ...
3. Connect with others

Read more:
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[Generation Next @GenNextVoice]

Aussie unis are understood to have the highest number of international students per capita worldwide, so their #mentalhealth is paramount to the higher education sector. https://t.co/QtOslmQAVC

[Generation Next @GenNextVoice]

Concepts such as "free speech" can be difficult enough for adults to deal with. But they can be far more confusing for children. https://t.co/K2YOEpk6hG

[Positive Choices @pos_choices]

October is @mentalhealthnsw #MentalHealthMonth! Check out this student factsheet for tips on looking after your mental health https://t.co/1MexkmpERi. Some practical strategies include:
💤 Getting a good night's sleep
🙅🏽‍♂️ Avoiding drugs and alcohol
🏃🏽‍♀️ Moving your body

[Generation Next @GenNextVoice]

WATCH | Interplay between strengths, interests & effective learning for those with autism with Dr Emma Goodall: https://t.co/KZdpnrUEOG

[Generation Next @GenNextVoice]

"...outdoor therapy should not just be a crisis response, it should be as accessible as sitting on a counsellor’s couch or engaging in telehealth services." #wellbeing https://t.co/ACos4NYw0W

[Generation Next @GenNextVoice]

The pandemic has amplified feelings of uncertainty in young people’s lives. #youngpeople #mentalhealth https://t.co/Xd9S457DjI

[Generation Next @GenNextVoice]

This free presentation introduces a new suicide prevention resource and how it can be used to support people at risk: https://t.co/ivNklN6o7s

[Generation Next @GenNextVoice]

“If anything comes out of this, I want it to be a lesson to everybody that family violence happens to everybody no matter how nice your house is, no matter how intelligent you are. It happens to anyone and everyone.” https://t.co/X9FxwL8321

[Generation Next @GenNextVoice]

One thing that most families learn at some point – particularly during lockdown – is that balancing a child’s screen time with physical activity isn’t an easy task 📱https://t.co/zcml66E5nv

[Generation Next @GenNextVoice]

Over the past two years, many Victorian children have been exposed to multiple natural disasters as well as repeated and prolonged lockdowns due to COVID-19. What does this mean for our children’s wellbeing and learning? https://t.co/3oBYDWj0c5