Hello! We're here to talk to you about doing youth mental health work in new ways.

This month we're excited to announce a new Innovative Methodologies guide from the Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre, which lays out a framework for involving young people in service / activity design. We're also experimenting with a new space for guys to talk about guy things over on the ReachOut.com forums. Sound interesting? Read on to find out more!

Professional development for using tech in practice

 
"Being able to find reliable information, real stories, and connecting with other young people online played a huge role in improving my mental health." - Georgia

The internet and information communications technology are quickly becoming young people's most comfortable place to seek help.
But how can we use them to help young people with their mental health? Get tips for connecting with young people in our free online professional development package.

See the 'Connecting Our Worlds' professional development resources

Movember 'Man-Cave'

Opening up is always difficult for guys. It's hard talking about feelings in a society where guys are supposed to be the 'rock', to be strong all the time. And guys often talk in different ways.

To help guys feel comfortable talking about life problems and sharing strategies in a way that's comfortable, we're trialling a new 'Man-Cave' on the ReachOut.com youth mental health forums. 

A space for guys to talk with guys about life, mental health, and what to do when you can't do it all alone.

See how our latest experiment is going on ReachOut.com

New guide to participatory design

The Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre has published a new guide for using participary design methodologies to involve young people in research and service design. 

Led by the Inspire Foundation, in partnership with the University of Western Sydney, the guide was developed from a review of participatory design literature and past Inspire Foundation projects.

The guide features case studies exploring the participatory processes employed in the development of ReachOut.com.

Read more and download the guide

Stuff you can do

Share your feedback on the latest mental health tools and apps

Want to try out the latest in emerging mental health apps and online tools for young people? We're on the lookout for people from different professions to share their feedback and advice - to help other professionals decide what is appropriate to use in their practice.

Contact us at reachoutpro@inspire.org.au if you can spare an hour or two to help out!
 

Help us help young people this Christmas!

Purchase your Christmas cards and hampers online and enable Inspire to help even more young people with their mental health.

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