Sydney, Thursday 16th & Friday 17th May 2024
NSWTF Conference Centre, Surry Hills

Start and Finish Times:

• Thursday: 9am - 4.30pm (registration from 8am)
• Friday: 9am - 3.45pm

*Please note, the program is almost complete but some updates are to come

The Sydney 2024 MHIS Conference is NESA accredited

Completing The 2024 Mental Health in Schools Conference: Social Emotional Connection, The Cornerstone Of Mental Health In Young People will contribute 11 hours of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of Student mental health addressing Standard Descriptors 1.1.2, 1.2.2, 3.3.2, 4.1.2 and 4.4.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher in NSW.

• Conference Opening & Welcome
• Opening Keynote Address: Unsiloing the Self: Understanding the Relationship between Connection and Autonomy
  Professor Bill von Hippel, Professor of Social Psychology

• Keynote Presentation: Elements of Affirming School Cultures for Gender and Sexuality Diverse Young People
  Dr Victoria Rawlings
• Presentation: From the Ground Up
  Matthew Caruana

• Presentation: Developing a National Voluntary Mental Health and Wellbeing Check-in for Australian School Students
  Dr Lauren McLellan
• Presentation: Developing a framework and decision aid for school-based interventions
  Dr Belinda Poole

• Keynote Presentation: It’s all about the Flex: Breaking the Hex of School Refusal
  Dr Shannon Morton

• Keynote Presentation: TikTok: Everything you wanted to know, including how to make it safer for students
  Dr Scott Griffiths
• Presentation: Strong and Deadly Futures: School-based alcohol and drug prevention in collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
  Dr Kriscia Tapia, Matilda Centre

• Presentation: Trauma Aware Schooling
  Dr Lucinda Grummitt
• Presentation: Young Men’s Anxiety: Uncovering Experiences and Pathways to Help-Seeking
  Krista Fisher

• Keynote Presentation: Scaffolding for Co-regulation: Why Connectedness is Key!
  Dr Madeline Wishart