headspace Newsletter Summer edition - Other - Page 1
Summer 2026 | Issue 3
NEWSLETTER
Dushy (left) wellbeing staff at CSC
(above) are working to create a safe
space for students to reach out for
help via the EMHSS initiative.
IN THIS ISSUE
STUDENTS FIRST
We’re here and ready to
build on a record year
School outreach initiative striving for success
Tips for a top school year
headspace Bendigo have gone back to school and students and staff
at Castlemaine Secondary College are benefiting.
Funded by the Victorian Department of Education via the Enhancing
Mental Health Support in Schools (EMHSS) initiative – headspace
Bendigo clinician Dushy heads over to the school once a fortnight.
Based in the wellbeing hub Dushy provides face-to-face counselling
sessions and other support to young people.
“It’s good to be there in person,” she says. “Students feel more
supported and like there’s less stigma as we’re somewhere neutral
and familiar to them.”
Goal setting for success
Hey Harcourt, headspace
Bendigo is here for you!
Meet Linda and Kate, two
new Youth Ambassadors
Teamwork = dream work:
Our YAs win a top award
Pup-tastic special guests
at our FROGS group
Our Programs and more.
In place for two terms now, Dushy has supported numerous students with such success that she now has
capacity to see more. Collaboration and trust is key to this type of outreach program, she says, not just
between headspace Bendigo and the student, but the school as well.
“The program has provided me the opportunity to connect with the wellbeing team, as well as students, to see
and understand challenges from the school’s perspective and figure out what they may need,” Dushy says.
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