Reverb 2.0

About the program

Reverb 2.0 is a partnership initiative between young multicultural people, the Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) and headspace National (headspace).  

In this unique partnership, expertise and lived experience are brought together in a multi-pronged, preventative mental health initiative. Multicultural lived experience is embedded to address stigma, build cultural responsiveness and increase young people’s confidence to seek support. 

Objectives 
The program aims to ensure lasting impact for multicultural communities by enhancing access to culturally safe mental health and wellbeing supports. Reverb 2.0 is focusing on two main areas in 2025: 

• Wellbeing workshops for schools  
  Workshops aim to address stigma and increase understanding of mental health and wellbeing, using peer to peer strength to build confidence, and provide practical skills and approaches to help seeking behaviours. 
• Culturally responsive professional development workshops 
  Culturally responsive professional development workshops delivered to headspace centres to develop understanding of effectively engaging multicultural young people in mental health. 

The Reverb 2.0 program has been co-designed and will be co-delivered by multicultural young people. The fully subsidised program consists of three 50 minute workshops, delivered fortnightly:  

• Workshop 1: The Mental Health Continuum and I. 
  • Outcome: Build students’ knowledge of mental health and how culture influences this 
• Workshop 2: Building confidence amongst peers. 
  • Outcome: Strengthen knowledge of barriers and bridges to seeking support and gain confidence to talk to their peers about their wellbeing.  
• Workshop 3: Accessing services and supports. 
  • Outcome: Gain practical skills on accessing mental health supports and services 

Workshops are designed to be delivered to year 8-10 students, with class sizes of up to 30 students. 

Reverb 2.0 is being offered across Victoria and New South Wales in 2025. Workshops in Victoria are being offered in person or online (depending on location). Workshops in New South Wales are currently being offered online.  

All CMY staff have Working with Children Checks, Police Checks and attend mandatory Child Safety Training. 

Cost 

The three workshops are free, at no cost to the students or school. 

View program outline.

Submit an EOI for your school.  

For further details, please contact: 
Jess Case, Reverb Project Lead
E | jcase@cmy.net.au 
M | 0448 406 677