Mentally Healthy Schools
Provides a framework to embed Act Belong Commit within the classroom, school environment and broader school community to support the mental health and wellbeing of students, staff and wider school community.
Bringing Act Belong Commit to life in schools
Schools play an important role in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of students, staff and the wider school community.
The Mentally Healthy Schools program provides a flexible framework for bringing Act Belong Commit into the classroom, whole-school environment and broader school community.
It encourages schools to create supportive environments where students and staff have opportunities to be active, build connections and find meaning and purpose in their lives. These everyday actions contribute to positive mental health and wellbeing across the whole school community.
“By promoting the Act Belong Commit message frequently, we are seeing students and staff become more positive, resilient and mentally healthy.”
Wellbeing Coordinator, Karratha Senior High School
Why become a Mentally Healthy School?
Any primary or secondary school in Western Australia can join the Act Belong Commit Mentally Healthy Schools program.
The program is flexible and can be tailored to suit your school community. Partner schools receive practical resources, support and professional learning opportunities to help embed Act Belong Commit across their school.
As a Mentally Healthy School, you can:
- Support the mental health and wellbeing of students, staff and the wider school community.
- Encourage students to develop mentally healthy behaviours early in life.
- Strengthen connection and belonging among students and staff.
- Build staff knowledge and confidence through professional learning, expert webinars and evidence-based research.
- Connect the Act Belong Commit message with activities, events and learning already happening in your school.
It’s free and simple to become a Partner.
What do Partner schools receive?
As a Mentally Healthy Schools Partner, your school has access to:
- Practical educational resources and tools.
- Professional learning and webinars for teachers.
- Ideas and support for activities, events and initiatives.
- Regular newsletters with program updates, resources and research.
- Resources to help promote Act Belong Commit to students, staff, parents and carers.
“We love the support of Act Belong Commit, access to resources and the beliefs that it upholds.”
Principal, Eneabba Primary School
Professional learning
We offer professional learning opportunities to support educators with practical, evidence-informed approaches to positive mental health and wellbeing.
Interested in upcoming opportunities? Register your interest and we’ll keep you updated about professional learning in 2027.
Backed by research
The Mentally Healthy Schools Program is evidence-informed and aligns with the World Health Organization’s Health Promoting Schools approach.
Curtin University research into the Mentally Healthy Schools Framework found increased mental health literacy among staff, with 43% of staff taking action to improve their own mental health.
Already involved?
View Mentally Healthy Schools across Western Australia.