30 March 2022

GIVING MELTON KIDS THE BEST MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT


The Andrews Labor Government will boost mental health and wellbeing support at Victorian schools,
ensuring kids have access to a full suite of mental health tools to thrive at school and in life, as a key
response to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System gets underway.


Member for Melton Steve McGhie has invited providers in the student mental health and wellbeing
sector in Melton to sign-up to deliver their services in Victorian schools, as part of the full Schools
Mental Health Fund Menu.


The new Menu underpins the Labor Government’s $200 million Schools Mental Health Fund,
providing funding for resources and initiatives to better support student mental health.
It will allow schools to select evidence-based programs and initiatives from the full online Menu
across three tiers of intervention, including positive mental health promotion, early intervention and
cohort specific initiatives and targeted support.


The interim Menu was released in 2021 and features positive mental health promotion items such as
wellbeing dogs and training for teachers in trauma-informed practice. The Schools Mental Health
Fund will be rolled out to all government schools, starting in regional Victoria in mid -2022 and across
the state by 2024.


Providers across the student mental health and wellbeing sector can submit via the Buying For
Victoria Tenders Portal before Monday, 9 May 2022. To find out more about the Schools Mental
Health Fund and Menu visit www.education.vic.gov.au.


Quotes attributable to Member for Melton: Steve McGhie


“We want all Victorians to have access to the tools they need to live a happy life, which is why we’re
bolstering mental health and wellbeing support at schools right across Victoria, as a key response to
the Royal Commission.”


“I would encourage providers in the student mental health and wellbeing sector in Melton
who would like to deliver services as part of our Schools Mental Health Menu, to apply to be part of this
important initiative.”