HAT is a simple and intuitive wellbeing program for schools
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HAT kickstarts helpful and relevant conversations, any way you like.
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HAT anonymously captures student sentiment, ideas and insights.
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HAT delivers real-time insights to help shape wellbeing initiatives.
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HAT creates an opportunity for your school to inspire, listen, analyse and respond.
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Improve attendance
Students who feel connected to their school and have a positive experience are more likely to attend regularly, helping them stay on track academically and graduate on time
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Enhanced social and emotional development
A positive school environment helps students develop strong social and emotional skills, such as empathy, communication, and problem-solving. These skills are critical for success in both school and life
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Better overall mental health
A supportive school environment help to prevent or reduce mental health issues such as anxiety and depression, which can have a negative impact on a student’s ability to learn and succeed
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Increased academic performance
When students feel happy, healthy, and supported, they are more likely to engage with their studies and perform well academically
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Promote stronger relationships
When students feel supported and valued, they are more likely to form positive relationships with their peers, teachers, and other school staff, which can create a more inclusive and supportive learning environment for everyone
The features of HAT
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Crafted by a team of leading wellbeing, education, and mental-health experts.
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Thought-provoking headlines, beautiful original artwork, inspiring insights.
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Gently and directly addresses students’ biggest worries.
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Evidence-informed strategies.
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A simple, powerful dashboard for your school to harness student sentiment in real time.
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Safe, secure, anonymous.
The elements of HAT
Click on the + symbols to reveal the key elements of every HAT.
Headline
Inspiring, thought-provoking, helpful.
Image
Beautiful, original artwork from award-winning artists.
Tap Here
Flips HAT over to reveal wellbeing insight.
Favourite
Personalise your list of favourite HATs.
Share
Share HATs that you think might help or inspire others.
Insight
A short, powerful message, written by experts, to help manage worries more effectively.
Viewpoint
An invitation for students to help their schools better understand teenage perspective in real time.
Helpline
A directory of mental health support services from around the globe.
HAT addresses real teenage worries
HAT’s unique messages include helpful, evidence-based strategies addressing the ten biggest worries facing teenagers today.
Both longitudinal and emerging research, involving tens of thousands of adolescents in Australia and internationally, has helped identify the issues that teenagers most worry about. HAT is designed to directly address these worries through a solution-focussed lens.
The ten key issues of personal concern which HAT addresses are:
My Body
Body image, self-care, sleep, physical exercise, comparing self to others, acceptance, and more.
My Environment
Eco-anxiety, climate change, sustainability, renewable energy, impact on wildlife, habitability of our planet, and more.
My Family
Communicating with parents, relating to siblings, belonging, boundaries, changing relationships, support, and more.
My Friends
Friendship groups, maintaining friends, supporting one another, fitting in, coercive control, toxic friendships, and more.
My Future
Uncertainty, decision making, future planning, future proofing, independence, interdependence, help-seeking, and more.
My Health
Mental health issues, emotional regulation, managing stress, acceptance, self-talk, coping, overscheduling, and more.
My Identity
Self-awareness, self-acceptance, values, self-reflection, diversity, inclusivity, equality and more.
My Learning
Academic engagement, academic success, motivation, procrastination, perfectionism, and more.
My Safety
Physical safety, privacy, trust, security, risky behaviours, social anxiety, and more.
My Technology
Impact of social media, FOMO, technology addiction, self-control, cyber-bullying, and more.
Why 1 HAT per week?
In an era of social media, endless-scrolling, content-binging and transient ‘influencers’, HAT provides a strong, welcomed contrast. Our experience over the last decade in wellbeing education has taught us to embrace: ‘less is more’, and ‘quality over quantity’.
At ‘Here’s a Thought’ we want to create something that is beautifully crafted, well thought-through; which will create a positive anticipation for something that is valued and unique. We hope that, as each HAT and its insight data is absorbed, shared, and discussed, it has power to nudge culture and behaviour – one thought at a time.
HERE’S A THOUGHT
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