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Who We Are

Gestalt Minds was created out of love for children and the need for better mental health amongst children and young people

Gestalt Minds uses Neurological approaches that transform the classroom. Free of stress and anxiety, it focuses on classroom experiences that are enjoyable, relevant to the students’ lives, interests and experiences.

Our Thinking

Gestalt Minds was built with our children in mind.

140+
Emergency Department Presentations

In 2020, COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were associated with increases in the number of young people aged 0–17 years seeking help from emergency departments in connection with intentional self-harm and suicidal thoughts, peaking in late November 2020 at almost 140 presentations.

*Health Direct https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/kids-mental-health

1 in 7
Experience
Mental Health
Disorders

About 1 in 7 children and adolescents aged 4 to 17 have recently experienced a mental health disorder in Australia. The most common disorder is ADHD, followed by anxiety, depression and conduct disorder.

*Health Direct https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/kids-mental-health

1 in 10
Children will
Self Harm

One in ten young people aged 12-17 years old will self-harm, one in 13 will seriously consider a suicide attempt, and one in 40 will attempt suicide. The rate of suicide among Indigenous young people is significantly higher than among non-Indigenous young people.

* Beyond Blue https://www.beyondblue.org.au/media/statistics

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