These offer an eye-opening perspective on climate change and our attitude towards the planet, and give expert insight into the places and species seen in the game. The beating heart of Beyond Blue lies within the game's mini-documentary videos.Īs you progress through Beyond Blue's chapters you begin to unlock videos that provide insightful information about the state of the Earth's oceans. You can feel the good intentions of the game through its dedication to realism and its creature database, but it's muddied by lacklustre storytelling. There's even a storyline about Mirai's grandmother having Alzheimer's disease, but it never goes anywhere. It briefly touches upon the devastating effects of deep-sea mining and how certain pollutants are making the sea a toxic environment for wildlife, but then quickly moves on. There are some artful moments but both its environments and storytelling stay one-note throughout the three hour run time, with several plotlines gasping for space to breathe. It never felt like the ocean was teeming with life. Although its ocean is more realistic than Abzu's magical dream-world and Subnautica's alien planet, even it's most active environments felt empty. Unfortunately, many of Beyond Blue's dives feel a little uninspired. One level plunges you into an interconnected system of deep-sea trenches with no map, leaving you to explore its rocky corridors with exciting trepidation. I understand that open water is an integral layer of the ocean, but dedicating a whole dive to essentially an empty space left me a little disappointed, especially as there's only a handful of chapters. But then, another level was just a blue haze of open ocean with nothing in sight. ![]() The environments wildly vary in terms of successfully capturing the wonder of the sea. The Be You Team applies for ongoing mental health grants and have been successful in receiving an $800 grant from Lotterywest in 2020 and a $5000 grant from Holyoake (Wheatbelt Suicide Prevention Project) in 2022.(Image credit: E-Line Media) Murky waters On going education opportunities for students and staff through incursions and training opportunities from: Black Dog Institute, Regional Men’s Health, MIFWA, Tomorrow Man and Woman and Smiling Mind A newly developed Postvention Plan should a critical incident occur. Also upskilling more staff in Gatekeeper- suicide prevention training. Youth Mental Health First Aid Training for staff in 20 which now means we have over 15 staff with the training and skills to support young people who may be experiencing difficulties with their mental health. ![]() Collectively we can help improve mental health. We believe that mental health and wellbeing does not discriminate and is everybody’s responsibility. ![]() Be You Week aims to encourage the celebration of individuality by increasing awareness of mental health and strengthening relationships, both within the parameters of our school community and including our town and wider community. As of 2019, YDHS holds an annual Be You- Mental Health Week culminating with ‘Be You’ Day on the Friday during WA Mental Health Week. They meet 3-4 times per term to discuss, plan and action ideas to best support staff, students and families mental health and wellbeing.īe You Key Achievements at York District High School: The YHDS Be You Team: The Be You Team consists of members of staff across all areas of the school. Be You supports educators from early learning services and schools to develop a positive, inclusive and resilient learning community where every child, young person, educator and family can achieve their best possible mental health. Be You is the national mental health in education initiative delivered by Beyond Blue, in collaboration with Early Childhood Australia and headspace. What is the Be You Initiative? YDHS was one of 300 Western Australian Schools to be successful in nominating to become a ‘Be You’ school in 2019 and continues to implement the initiative as a focus to this present day.
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