Adventure to Thrive is an evidence-based, 8 week wellbeing program for primary school classes. The program uses a trauma informed approach to create a safe environment for learning, and supports students to develop and implement strategies that foster resilience and a sense of belonging within the school community. Students will learn about their nervous system in a developmentally appropriate way and build upon these understandings to recognise how their states of regulation influence their wellbeing and readiness to learn. The program is aligned to Australian Curriculum Health & Physical Education.

Life Ed SA delivers State Government funded alcohol, vaping and other drugs education for secondary students in Years 7–11. Through the Reality Now program, students explore the health, legal and social impacts of alcohol, vaping, tobacco and other drugs while challenging common myths and misconceptions. Interactive sessions build critical thinking, peer resistance and help-seeking strategies. As students progress, learning deepens to include decision-making, risk management and resilience, empowering young people to make safer,

Animal Fun is an evidence-based program developed by psychologists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists to enhance fine and gross motor skills and social and emotional capabilities of children aged 3 to 7 through a playful and imaginative approach.

The ARA CALD Wellbeing Program is a Tier 2, trauma-informed intervention designed for refugee and migrant students aged 12–18 who face barriers to wellbeing, school engagement, and social inclusion. The program, delivered by Australian Refugee Association, supports secondary school students through a structured sequence of culturally responsive workshops and small-group sessions, led by trained bicultural facilitators with lived migration experience.

The batyr programs are designed to remove the stigma around mental health and empower young people to ask for help. The program connects students with trained young batyr speakers who share their stories and experiences with mental health.

The Best of Friends program is a concise and engaging social and emotional learning program from Quirky Kid. It optimises academic, social and emotional outcomes for children in year 3 to 6 in school settings.

Better Brains 4 Better Lives by Stronger Brains is an innovative program which engages children in a structured regimen of evidence-based brain training, and social and emotional health exercises, tailored to strengthen the cognitive skills they need for learning and wellness.

Beyond the Baseline is an innovative program delivered by the Shooting Hoops Foundation (Adelaide 36ers), designed to empower Year 10 and 11 students to thrive, on and off the court. With a “mental fitness by stealth” approach, the program aims to subtly build essential life and wellbeing skills, through a combination of engaging basketball activities and team-based challenges inside and outside of the classroom.

Big Talks for Little People is a collection of evidence-based programs for primary school aged children which aim to develop children’s understanding of their mental health and enhance their wellbeing. It is a practical, digitally delivered module that promotes resilience and coping. This program is provided by Associated Psychological Services.

Brainstorm Productions delivers live educational theatre to primary and secondary students to facilitate discussion and learning around bullying, cyber safety and wellbeing (including resilience, mental health, connection, belonging, emotion regulation, behavioural skills, relationships and social skills).

Bullying. No Way! professional learning resources support school communities with evidence-informed resources and activities for a proactive approach to bullying education and prevention. Program is provided by Australian Education Authorities.

Butterfly Body Bright from the Butterfly Foundation is a primary school body image program. The 6 themes support students to be: Brave against appearance-based teasing; Resilient to unhelpful media messages; Inclusive of all bodies; Grateful for their amazing bodies; Happy with joyful movement; Thoughtful with their eating.

Camp Breakthrough is an overnight program for Year 5 to Year 8 students run by AFL Max. Camp Breakthrough aims to improve mental health awareness through fun, conversation and movement-based learning.

Coaching Young People for Success incorporates personal, wellbeing and academic aspects of life and career planning. The aim is to strengthen students’ social and emotional skills to help with their career development and planning, emotional wellbeing, relationship management and academic outcomes. This program is provided by Life Business Consultancy.

Cool Kids provides a suite of programs that help young people aged 7 to 17 manage anxiety and related emotional distress. It teaches practical, applicable skills to help students reduce anxious responding and overcome heightened anxiety and/or anxiety disorders. Cool Kids is an evidence-based cognitive-behavioural therapy program developed by Lifespan Health and Wellbeing Research Centre, Macquarie University.

The Cyber Safety Project is on a mission to support young people to self-manage their own cyber security, safety and wellbeing through proactive education. They help create safe communities through engaging and targeted education programs for young people at every stage of learning. The Families Hub supports parents with on-demand materials to help them create a safe digital environment at home.

URSTRONG is a school-wide relationship strategy that can complement existing wellbeing programs or serve as the foundation for an emerging social-emotional wellbeing program at your school.

Empower Education, Encounter Youth hosts the Alcohol and Other Drug Education program for secondary students at age-appropriate stages of their schooling and development.

Online safety resources and training for teachers, schools and communities to build awareness in students about cyberbullying, device safety, privacy and online shopping.

Football3 is a flexible program adapted from a globally recognised model, designed for all school settings, which uses modified football to promote socio-emotional learning, teamwork, and student agency. The three-part structure fosters communication, empathy, and emotional regulation. The program is delivered by One Culture Football staff with sessions led by trauma-informed and culturally responsive facilitators, supporting students of all backgrounds.

URSTRONG Friendology 101 creates a climate within friendships focused on trust, respect, and honesty.

A cognitive behavioural therapy program delivered by Friends Resilience that increases resilience and happiness in children by teaching them and their families cognitive, emotional and behavioural skills for managing feelings and coping with life challenges with a positive and resilient attitude.

Fun FRIENDS by Friends Resilience is a play-based program for young children (3 to 7 year olds) to learn confidence, coping, and resilience skills to support a smooth start to school.

Grow Your Mind is a whole-school online wellbeing program for primary school students and educators. It provides interactive, curriculum-aligned resources focusing on resilience, emotional regulation, friendship and belonging, respectful relationships and consent education, the brain, gratitude, character strengths, gender equality, positive emotions, and kindness.

Growing With Gratitude is a fun and engaging program that builds and protects children's mental health by teaching skills based on gratitude, kindness, empathy, mindfulness and serving others.

Life Ed SA delivers State Government approved growth and development programs for students from Reception to Year 6, supporting students’ understanding of identity, relationships and development through age-appropriate, evidence-informed learning. In junior primary, students build foundations in protective behaviours, emotional regulation, consent, recognising early warning signs and seeking help. In upper primary, scaffolded workshops prepare students for adolescence, exploring puberty, self-identity, diversity, healthy relationships, wellbeing and positive decision-making. Together, these programs equip young people with practical skills to understand and manage their growth and development with confidence and resilience.

Life Ed’s Health and Wellbeing Program supports the physical, social, and emotional development of children from Reception to Year 6. Modules follow a 4-step multimodal pathway blending classroom teacher led lessons and Life Ed expert led sessions. Junior primary students explore healthy living foundations, including hygiene, nutrition, physical activity, sleep, and emotional awareness, building habits that promote confidence, safety, and wellbeing. Upper primary students take scaffolded workshops on online and personal safety, respectful relationships, resilience, and emotion management. Programs equip children with knowledge and practical skills to foster healthy lifestyles, positive connections, and lifelong wellbeing habits.

Healthy Minds is an evidence-based student wellbeing program that teaches psychological skills to prevent and reduce risk for depression, anxiety, and eating disorders, while also building wellbeing and resilience.

Impact is a primary prevention education program from the Sammy D Foundation aimed at changing student’s attitudes towards violence by educating them about the negative impacts and giving them strategies to keep themselves and their mates safe from harm.

IMPACT is an evidence-based, capacity building program delivered by Life Buoyancy Institute (LBI) Foundation that empowers school communities to respond (rather than react) to the learning, wellbeing, trauma, developmental and growth needs of all students. IMPACT enables the school community to employ intentional trauma-responsive relationships, coaching conversations, growth planning and shared plans with students and families. It helps a school community work together to support students build skills with wellbeing, resilience and growth in mind.

Kids First Australia's Junior RISE program targets students at-risk of disengagement in Years 5 and 6 (Junior RISE Primary) and Years 7 and 8 (Junior RISE High).

Kids Helpline @ School is an early intervention and prevention program that uses video conferencing to improve the mental health literacy, resilience and help-seeking skills of high school students. The program is facilitated by qualified Kids Helpline counsellors.

Leader in Me is an evidence-based, whole school improvement program that builds leadership and life skills in students, fosters wellness, a high-trust culture, and lays the foundation for sustained academic achievement. Based on The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Leader in Me establishes paradigms and principles that empower both educators and students to lead effective, resilient, and healthy lives. The program, provided by FranklinCovey transforms schools across three key domains: Culture, Leadership, and Academics.

Learn to Be Safe with Emmy and Friends is an evidence-informed protective behaviours program for children aged 0–10. Delivered by trained educators from Workhorse Advisory, the program helps students recognise unsafe situations, understand body boundaries, and seek help through engaging, age-appropriate activities. Proven effective by research and implemented in hundreds of schools nationwide (including 18 in South Australia), the program builds children’s confidence, resilience, and safety skills while supporting schools to embed child safety into everyday teaching.

Love Bites is a program providing young people with a safe environment to examine, discuss and explore respectful relationships.

Developed by Flinders University, Media Smart is an 8-lesson program that improves body image and reduces the risk of eating disorders. Media Smart increases resilience in young people of all genders. It encourages young people to take an informed approach so they can identify, analyse and challenge both social and traditional media message. It also reduces the importance young people place on appearance.

TABOO’s Menstrual Health Education Program, delivered by trained educators for ages 8–17 and aligned to the Health and PE curriculum, covers the menstrual cycle, normal vs abnormal symptom identification, safe period product use, period pain, common conditions such as endometriosis and PCOS, exercise, and support access. Aiming to improve health literacy, reduce stigma, and foster inclusive environments, the program has reached over 1,770 students in 20 SA schools, enhancing participants’ health outcomes.

Delivered by Power Community Limited, the Multicultural Power Cup celebrates cultural diversity and expression, promotes inclusion and builds social cohesion by recognising the positive contribution of different cultures within Australia. CALD students take part in activities like a 9-a-side football competition, skills and fitness testing and a careers exhibition. The program ends with a carnival where parents are welcome to attend.

Delivered by Registered Music Therapists from Creative Therapy Adelaide, this program assists development of resilience, adaptive coping skills, perseverance and emotional regulation through structured music-making, songwriting, playlist creation and group discussion.

My FRIENDS Youth focuses on teaching students self-integrity and positivity in the face of peer pressure.

Open Parachute provides students from R to 12 with mental health and wellbeing programs. All programs feature documentary videos of real Australian students sharing their stories. Students learn mental health skills from peers their own age, while educators deliver pre-prepared lessons that don't require them to be a mental health expert.

OurFutures is an eHealth program designed to prevent substance use (alcohol and other drugs), mental ill-health, and related harms among adolescents. The program provides information and realistic scenarios to allow young people to practise responding to situations related to substance use and mental health in an appropriate way.

The Peaceful Kids program is a small group, evidence-based educational program designed to reduce anxiety and stress in children and increase resilience through practical strategies such as mindfulness, coping skills, and self-regulation activities. The program is facilitated by trained staff from Wellbeing for Kids over eight weekly one-hour sessions, and supports Tier 2 early intervention by helping children understand and manage their emotions, normalise experiences of anxiety, and learn about the stress response alongside peers with similar experiences.

The Peer Support program helps students develop and sustain positive relationships, agency, sense of self, and responsibility for self and others.

Youth Opportunities Personal Leadership programs use positive psychology and cognitive therapy to help young people build social emotional learning and resilience. Programs can be delivered in person or online, giving schools the flexibility to tailor to your students' needs.

The Positive Living Skills wellbeing program teaches mental health and wellbeing by combining evidence-based, curriculum-aligned learning experiences and resources for a primary school setting.

Raise is a mentoring program helping to improve outcomes in mental health, social and emotional wellbeing and school engagement for young people at risk of disengagement from education or poor wellbeing.

By integrating Restorative Practices through a partnership with Real Schools, schools can foster a strong culture, build effective relationships, resolve conflict in healthy, consistent ways, improve student behaviour and reduce bullying incidences.

Rhythm & Movement for Self-Regulation (RAMSR) is an evidence-based program provided by Rhythmic Integrations for children under 8. It is delivered by trained adults with no music background required, using 15-minute rhythmic movement sessions twice a week to boost self-regulation, executive function, social, behavioural and early academic skills. Featuring six engaging games and a supporting app, the program offers online or in-person training and has been completed by over 5,000 educators, health professionals, and carers to date.

The Seasons for Growth program by MacKillop Family Services teaches children skills and attitudes required to understand and respond well to grief and loss experiences such as death, separation and divorce.

The Seasons for Growth program teaches children skills and attitudes required to understand and respond well to grief and loss experiences such as death, separation and divorce.

Second Step Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) is provided by Positive Pieces Education and designed for students in Reception to Year 6. The program is a universal (Tier 1), classroom-based program designed to increase students’ school success and decrease challenging behaviours by promoting social-emotional competence and self-regulation. Second Step SEL targets key risk and protective factors linked to a range of challenging behaviours. Equipping students with Second Step skills helps a school create a safe, healthy and positive learning environment for all.

The Secret Agent Society program is an evidence-based social skills training program designed for children aged 8 to 12 years, especially those with social and emotional challenges such as autism spectrum disorder, anxiety, or ADHD. Using a ‘secret agent’ theme, the program engages children in skill-building activities to improve their emotional regulation, social interaction, and problem-solving abilities. The program is delivered by Social Science Translated.

SHINE SA’s Relationships and Sexual Health Education Program supports schools across the state to deliver this topic in a confident, whole-school approach. It is a primary prevention initiative that aims to build relationships skills, health literacy, e-safety and achieve long-term health and social outcomes.

Siblings Australia offers SibWorks, a peer support program for children aged 8 to 12, who have a brother or sister with disability. The program is facilitated by professionals in the health, education disability or community services sectors and is designed to support siblings to build their emotional wellbeing, resilience and connection with others who share similar experiences.

The Smiling Mind Primary School Program is an evidence-based approach to support student mental health and wellbeing. The program is a whole of school mindfulness based social and emotional learning (SEL) approach that provides training, resources, front-of-classroom lessons and materials to educators to support student wellbeing.

Social Stencil, delivered by Kudos Services, is a group therapy program supporting the development of social skills for school and beyond, using neuroaffirming play-based approach. It supports young people to explore and understand themselves and others; our social, emotional, sensory, and learning similarities and our differences.

The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program (KGP) teaches children and young people to form positive habits for life, improving food literacy and behaviour, building life skills and resilience, and supporting mental health.

Stormbirds is an education program from Mackillop Family Services that provides the opportunity for children and young people to learn about how natural disasters such as bushfires, floods, cyclones and earthquakes can impact on their lives.

Study Without Stress (SWoS) is an evidence-based program from Lifespan Health and Wellbeing Research Centre, Macquarie University that helps Years 11 to 12 students manage academic pressure through cognitive behavioural therapy techniques, practical study skills, and strategies for reducing anxiety and overcoming procrastination. Delivered in schools by accredited facilitators, SWoS builds resilience and emotional wellbeing, supporting students to achieve academic goals while maintaining good mental health.

Superstars, delivered by Body Safety Australia, is designed to empower and educate children to understand and communicate their right to bodily autonomy and equip communities to prevent child sexual abuse, including cyber safety. For each year level, the program is underpinned by ten learning objectives and is tailored to be age and stage appropriate.

Team Courage is an evidence-informed, whole-school support package developed for primary schools (R–6), by Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Dr Kaylene Henderson from Courage Coaching. This program targets student resilience, anxiety, emotional literacy, perfectionism and wellbeing through ready-to-go classroom resources, video-based teacher PD, and family support, without adding to teacher workload. Schools receive 12 months’ access to curriculum-mapped lesson plans, student videos, classroom resources, parent/carer newsletter communication, webinars and whole-school activities. Importantly, Team Courage also includes free access for the online ‘Courage Coaching’ course, allowing schools to share accessible, timely Child Psychiatrist support with families of students in need of extra

Practical, skills-based courses to equip students with the skills and confidence to recognise and respond to a classmate or friend experiencing a mental health problem or crisis situation.

Delivered by Mental Health First Aid Australia, this program offers practical, skills-based courses designed to equip students with the skills and confidence to recognise and respond to a classmate or friend experiencing a mental health problem or crisis situation.

The Anxiety Project is an evidence-based, whole-school program aimed at reducing anxiety and building resilience in primary students by training school staff and parents in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques adapted for educational and family settings. Recognising the high prevalence of student anxiety and limited school resources, the project aligns with SA Government syllabus requirements and equips educators and parents for effective early intervention. This program is delivered by the NSW Primary Principals’ Association.

The Embrace Kids Classroom Program is an evidence-based, modular resource for Years 5–6 and 7–8, designed for Health and Physical Education or Wellbeing programs and aligned to the Australian Curriculum. It features five lessons covering topics about identity development, gender stereotypes and gender diversity, and body image. Each module is supported by straightforward, evidence-informed activities and worksheets.

The Karma Class offers a range of health and wellbeing programs based on yoga, breath and mindfulness, designed specifically for early childhood and primary school students. This evidence-based PD supports co-regulation through simple and effective movement, breath and mindfulness practices. In just minutes a day, you can create calmer learning spaces where both children and educators thrive.

The P.E.A.C.E. Pack by CAPER (child and adolescent psychology educational resources) is a framework and intervention program designed to address bullying and promote wellbeing in schools. It presents school-based strategies shown to reduce school bullying.

The Resilience In Our Teens (RIOT) project is a whole-school, 12-month program supporting secondary students to manage anxiety and build resilience by strengthening the capacity of teachers, leaders, and parents. Facilitators from Parentshop upskill adults to recognise and respond to anxiety, equips students with skills for stress management and emotional awareness, and aims for lasting cultural change by improving teacher confidence, student resilience, and reducing anxiety accommodations.

The Resilience Project's School Partnership Program is an evidence-based, whole-school approach fostering mental health through Gratitude, Empathy, and Mindfulness (GEM). It provides curriculum, teacher training, student journals, and parent engagement to improve resilience.

The Song Room is an eight-session program for primary school students using art, music, movement, and role-play to build self- and social-awareness, strengthen school belonging, foster whole-school participation, and support diverse and vulnerable students through creative, tailored approaches. Outcomes include improvements in self-awareness, self-regulation, social skills, school pride, confidence, creative expression, and curriculum knowledge, with 35 SA and 65+ national schools participating to date.

A whole-school, peer-led upstander program aimed at reducing discrimination, harassment, and bullying in schools and communities. The Stand Up Project (SUP) builds the knowledge and skills of students, parents/carers, and teachers on the drivers and impacts of poor behaviour, the bystander effect, and how to be an upstander. SUP Student Leaders then identify their own strategies to take action, which they impart to their peers, parents/carers, and teachers through training and co-facilitated workshops.

True Colours, by the Sammy D Foundation, is an 8-week, student-led critical inquiry module, aimed at preventing bullying and violence. The key focus of the program is ‘when a decision is made to engage in or react to a situation, what are your True Colours at the critical moment?’

Tumbelin Rise is a voluntary small group adventure-based learning program designed to challenge and support young people at-risk of disengagement from social and educational participation. Delivered over a flexible timeframe to suit school and student needs, Tumbelin Rise takes a relational and restorative approach to student wellbeing. This program is delivered by Baptist Care.

The Visible Wellbeing (VWB) program is a universal intervention bringing together the science of wellbeing, learning and cultural change through pedagogy and goal setting.

What’s the Story? is an 8-week violence prevention program from the Sammy D Foundation aimed at young people identifying as male in years 9 to 12. The program is participatory, interactive and discussion based. Storytelling is a key feature as it supports students to reflect upon their world in a personally meaningful and relevant manner. It’s recommended for groups of 10 to 20 students.

The WorryWoos Developing Emotional Intelligence Program by Wonderful Me employs fun, fictional characters and stories to support the development of emotional intelligence in primary aged students.