Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281:clause:1ab_192
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Provision Reference: sch 1AB cl 192
Character Range: 635848–641364

192       National Support for Child and Youth Mental Health                                                                                                   To improve the mental health of children and young people by:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) developing and disseminating the evidence base for strategies and interventions that improve the outcomes of children who have a mental illness or who are at risk of developing a mental illness; and
                                                                                                                                                               (b) developing programs that can be implemented by early childhood services, primary schools and secondary schools that promote good mental health and early intervention for children who have or may have a mental illness or who are at risk of developing a mental illness; and
                                                                                                                                                               (c) increasing the capacity of early childhood services, primary schools and secondary schools to implement evidence‑based approaches to improving the mental health of students, including by developing, publishing and distributing resources; and
                                                                                                                                                               (d) delivering training that improves the skills of professionals who work with children who have or who may be at risk of developing a mental illness; and
                                                                                                                                                               (e) promoting the inclusion and coverage of mental health in the curricula delivered by universities and vocational educational providers for trainee teachers and other students who intend to work in schools or early childhood services; and
                                                                                                                                                               (f) strengthening referral pathways for children who have or may have a mental illness or who are at risk of developing a mental illness by facilitating relationships between early childhood services, primary schools and secondary schools and providers of health and community services; and
                                                                                                                                                               (g) delivering activities directed at reducing the incidence of suicide amongst children, including by delivering postvention services to secondary schools; and
                                                                                                                                                               (h) developing and disseminating guidance to parents and guardians on steps they can take to promote the mental health of their child; and
                                                                                                                                                               (i) developing a communications strategy to promote the mental health of children and young people which will be delivered through the Student Wellbeing Hub.
                                                                                                                                                               This objective also has the effect it would have if it were limited to providing funding:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) for measures in connection with the use of telegraphic, telephonic and other like services; or
                                                                                                                                                               (b) for the provision of medical services and measures incidental to the provision of those services; or
                                                                                                                                                               (c) for measures to give effect to Australia's obligations under the following international agreements:
                                                                                                                                                               (i) the Convention on the Rights of the Child, particularly Articles 4, 18 and 24;
                                                                                                                                                               (ii) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, particularly Articles 2 and 12; or
                                                                                                                                                               (d) for measures undertaken in the exercise of the executive power of the Commonwealth; or
                                                                                                                                                               (e) in, or in relation to, a Territory.