What is Be You?
What is Be You?
Be You is Australia’s national mental health and wellbeing in education initiative. Funded by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, it supports schools and early learning services to create inclusive, connected and mentally healthy learning environments.
Be You is led by Beyond Blue and delivered in partnership with Early Childhood Australia and headspace. This collaboration brings together trusted, sector-leading expertise across education, early childhood, and youth mental health.
Who is Be You for?
Be You is for all Australian educators across early learning, primary and secondary school settings and pre-service educators. When we say ‘educators’, we mean anyone involved with children and young people in these environments.
If you’re passionate about supporting the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people from the early years through to 18, then you’re in the right place!
What does Be You offer?
Why does Be You exist?
Mental health and wellbeing are foundational to learning and development.
Be You exists to transform how these are understood and supported in educational settings, from early learning through to secondary school.
Our goal is to help every learning community become a place where children, young people, educators, and families can achieve their best possible mental health and wellbeing.
Our vision
Be You aims to transform Australia’s approach to supporting children and young people’s mental health in early learning services and schools. Our vision is for all learning communities to be positive, inclusive and responsive - a place where every child, young person, educator and family is empowered to achieve their best possible mental health and wellbeing.
More about Be You
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Get started
If you're looking to build your skills and knowledge to create inclusive, connected and mentally healthy learning environments, this page has everything you need to get started with Be You.
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Who we are
Be You is led by Beyond Blue and delivered in partnership with Early Childhood Australia and headspace.
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Our story
Explore how Be You was created and the key programs, partnerships, and expertise that shaped this national initiative.
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Be You Consultants
Expert support to help your service or school make a sustainable, whole learning community approach to change.
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Becoming a Be You Learning Community
Registering your school or early learning service as a Be You Learning Community is a powerful step toward creating a shared culture of mental health and wellbeing that is embedded in everyday learning.
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Evidence and insights
Discover how Be You is informed by the latest evidence and shaped by the real-world insights of educators.
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Immediate support
Information about organisations that can provide immediate mental health support, and suicide response support provided by Be You.
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Be You stories
Read, watch and discover how educators from early learning services and schools are implementing Be You across Australia. These stories highlight real experiences, practical approaches and the impact of a whole learning community approach to mental health and wellbeing. Find inspiration, ideas and connections wherever you are in your Be You journey.
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News and updates
Stay up to date with the latest from Be You, including key announcements, articles, media releases. Discover insights from research, evaluations and developments in mental health and education sectors.
Start your journey with Be You today
Access free evidence-based tailored tools, professional learning, and support to create a mentally healthy learning community.