families and schools working in partnership to ensure the emotional well-being of young people
Families Matter is an element of Mind Matters,
supporting Australian secondary
schools to promote and protect
the social and emotional
wellbeing of students.







Families Matter has been developed by the peak parent organisations, the Australian Council of State School Organisations (ACSSO) and the Australian Parents Council (APC), funded by the Australian Government's Department of Health and Ageing as a necessary complement to MindMatters, and seeks to engage parents, carers and families in the health and well-being of their young people. Families Matter forms an integral part of the total suite of MindMatters initiatives, which currently include: MindMatters · MindMatters Plus · MindMatters Plus GP · Response Ability · Families Matter · Staff Matters