Mental Health in Education Report 2024
This report features key insights from the 2024 National Mental Health in Education Survey. The report emphasises the crucial role of educator wellbeing in fostering healthy learning communities and outlines system-level recommendations to address the main challenges educators face.
Mental Health in Education Report 2024 (915 KB, PDF)
National Mental Health in Education Research
Be You commissions the annual National Mental Health in Education Survey with educators working in early learning services and schools across Australia.
This survey provides valuable insights into:
- the challenges faced by learning communities
- educators’ current attitudes, behaviours and literacy around mental health in education
- awareness and engagement with Be You amongst educators in Australia.
Quantum Market Research has conducted the survey since 2022, prior to which Ipsos was the survey provider.
- Be You educator research infographic 2023 (765 KB, PDF)
- Be You educator research infographic 2022 (1.16 MB, PDF)
- Be You educator research infographic 2020 (1.5 MB, PDF)
- Be You educator research infographic 2019 (1.57 MB, PDF)
- Be You educator research infographic 2018 (2.66 MB, PDF)
Be You Evaluation
Beyond Blue commissioned the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) to independently evaluate Be You between the period of July 2021 to June 2023.
The evaluation, which drew on comprehensive national data sets and stakeholder feedback, concluded that Be You is operating as intended at this stage of its implementation and continues to demonstrate positive impacts on educators and learning communities.
The evaluation included 12 recommendations, focusing on opportunities to enhance Be You’s impact and better meet the needs of its key audiences. These recommendations will guide Be You’s activities as part of its strategic plan for 2023–2027, with priority areas identified in a formal response to address evaluation findings and ensure continuous improvement.
View the full evaluation and response below:
- ACER Be You Evaluation 2021-2023 (12 MB, PDF)
- Response to the Be You Evaluation 2021-2023 (186 KB, PDF)