Gatehouse Project

Best practice guidelines for mental health promotion programs: Children & Youth

An Australian secondary school project, Gatehouse Project was developed in 1996 to promote student engagement and school connectedness as the way to improve emotional well-being and learning outcomes. Through the establishment and support of a school-based adolescent health team, relevant protective and risk factors are identified in each school. The three priority areas for action include:

• building a sense of security and trust
• enhancing skills and opportunities for good communication
• building a sense of positive regard through valued participation in aspects of school life.

Reference

Bond, L., Glover, S., Godfrey, C., Butler, H. & Patton, G. (2001). Building capacity for system-level changes in schools: Lessons from the Gatehouse Project. Health Education & Behavior, 28 (3), 368–383.

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