Good health and wellbeing is an important part of positively and successfully contributing to the community at CM Dance. Good health and wellbeing not only refers to a person’s physical health but also a person’s mental and social health. CM Dance helps support this understanding of health by encouraging passion and enjoyment in dance through the building and strengthening of positive self-esteem and self-confidence.
In supporting Clare’s and undoubtedly the CM Dance School’s passion for ‘Youth Health’ there are now available links on the CM Dance website to various organisations and sites that support and educate on health related matters important to young people, their peers, families/ carers and the general community.
By ensuring we, as a collective community, remain informed and aware of the issues that concern our youth we place ourselves in a better position to help understand and support healthier outcomes.
Better still… if you as a young person are able to take some responsibility for your own health and wellbeing, and perhaps that of others… well done …you are most certainly on your way to a positively rewarding and healthy future.
Here are some links which provide support. The websites will be reviewed and updated on a regular basis in ensuring the information and support provided is evidence-based, current and relevant.
Queensland Government Health Sites www.health.qld.gov.au
I Stay Safe www.istaysafe.com Queensland Health/Queensland Government Website providing information and support on sexual health for teenagers. Parents please note that the information contained in this site has been designed for adolescents and may not be suitable for younger children.
Healthy Schools www.health.qld.gov.au/healthyschools/
Feeling Good www.feelinggood.com.au
Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800 www.kidshelp.com.au Australia’s only free, confidential and anonymous, telephone and online counseling service specifically for young people aged between 5 and 25.
Beyond Blue www.beyondblue.org.au Beyond Blue is a national not-for-profit organisation working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related substance misuse disorders in Australia.
Reach Out www.reachout.com.au Reach Out is a web-based service that inspires young people to help themselves through tough times. Reach Out aims to improve young people’s mental health and wellbeing by providing support information and referrals in an appealing format to young people. Reach Out is an initiative of the Inspire Foundation (www.inspire.org.au).
Headroom, Mental Health for Young People Government of South Australia; Children, Youth and Women’s Health Service www.headroom.net.au This website aims to inform young people, their caregivers and service providers about positive mental health.
Child and Youth Health Website Government of South Australia; Children, Youth and Women’s Health Service www.cyh.com/ Child and Youth Health site providing a variety of information and support on health and wellbeing for young people, parents and carers.
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Yours in supporting good health and wellbeing,
Regina Tyson
School Based Youth Health Nurse
Little Ballerina Mum