Child and youth mental health support for students in years 7 to 9 at public secondary schools

Question

1. As this funding commenced 12 months ago in 2025-26, has the Government undertaken any review of its impact to date? If not, why not? If so, can the review be provided? 2. What specific programs or service models are being funded? 3. Does this funding provide ongoing, year-round support within schools, or is it delivered as a time-limited or one-off intervention? 4. How many public schools across Australia are currently participating in or accessing these programs? 5. How many students have accessed services under this funding since its commencement? 6. Are schools required to apply for participation, or is the program automatically rolled out to selected schools? 7. How does this initiative interact with existing state-based school counselling or wellbeing services?

Answer

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Documents

• Question with answer (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
• DHDA SQ26-002767.pdf (opens in a new tab)