Mindwaves University Mental Health Strategy
Student and staff wellbeing
CQU is committed to developing and implementing a mental health strategy that promotes student and staff mental health and wellbeing and provides a positive educational and workplace experience via a healthy, resilient, inclusive, compassionate and connected University community.
MindWaves vision
Our vision is to actively support the mental health and social and emotional wellbeing of the Universities students and staff, while also engaging with the broader community to advocate and promote an inclusive, resilient and supportive society.
Stepped care
MindWaves recognises the importance of a stepped care model to ensure that students and staff receive the support relevant to their needs. The three-tiered model demonstrates how the strategy is relevant for the three population groups.
- Institutional approach
Offering health promotion and prevention initiatives for all students and staff. - Targeted assistance
Offering early intervention initiatives for students and staff with identified coping concerns. - Individual intervention
Providing treatment, services, and crisis response management for students and staff with mental health concerns.
MindWaves recognises that for cultural shift to happen, change needs to occur at the institutional and individual level. MindWaves activities will build upon the existing services and initiatives provided by the University with the hope of creating a sustainable, coordinated and collaborative response to student and staff mental health needs.
Strategic focus areas
The MindWaves Framework has eight focus areas designed to promote student and staff wellbeing and ensure the mental health needs of all population groups are addressed.
- Governance for mental health and wellbeing
- Mental health awareness and wellbeing promotion
- Research, innovation and evidence-informed action
- Supportive and connected university environment
- Valuing indigenous communities' context and priorities
- Early identification and response
- Engaging curricula and training
- Access to services and support
