ReachOut PeerChat is an online, peer-led chat service designed to support young people who are facing mental health concerns and everyday challenges. The evaluation demonstrates that the service is achieving significant positive outcomes and highlights the unique and important role of peer work in mental health.

This paper reviews the COMPASS model, developed in response to the demand for paediatric mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The model effectively enhanced clinician confidence in managing child and adolescent mental health disorders, reduced reliance on specialists’ services, fostered collaborative care and supported clinician wellbeing. The paper suggests the model could be scaled...

This statement outlines specific recommendations for Health and Mental Health Ministers as the next immediate steps to commit to at their meeting in June 2025 to improve child and youth mental health in Australia. The recommendations cover mental health in education, digital mental health supports, workforce capacity and waiting times.

This report examines the psychological impact of climate change education on primary age children, arguing that the current approach is cognitively inappropriate and ethically questionable. It calls for a shift toward developmentally appropriate, psychologically safe and empowering environmental education. The report provides recommendations for policy and practice.

The main aim of the New South Wales Child Development Study (NSW-CDS) is to provide evidence to enable improvement in the mental health and wellbeing of all Australian children. This evidence brief summarises the key findings from the NSW-CDS to support evidence-based decision-making for policy development, program design and practice in the child and family...