Ed-LinQ 101
Across our Great State
Milestones
Timeline
Acronyms
Partnerships
"The School said what??"
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100
This statewide mental health–education initiative began under the Queensland Plan for Mental Health (2007–2017) and was later shown through a 2014 independent evaluation to improve access and reduce waiting times for specialist youth mental health support.
What is the Ed‑LinQ Initiative?
100
In 2019, Ed‑LinQ increased its presence across Queensland by adding multiple new HHS regions, including Central Queensland, Darling Downs, Townsville, Mackay/Metro North, and North West.
What is the Ed-LinQ Expansion phase?
100
Announced in late 2020, this workforce was introduced with the energy of Oprah saying, “You get wellbeing! And YOU get wellbeing!”
What is the Wellbeing Workforce?
100
In 2015, Children’s Health Queensland was funded to design this next‑phase framework, including 16 recommendations to renew, embed, and expand the program statewide.
What is the Ed‑LinQ Renewal Project model?
100
Known as QMHC, our role is to drive reform of the mental health and alcohol and other drugs systems in Queensland
What is Queensland Mental Health Commission?
100
These two nationwide school programs remain the only ones Ed‑LinQ ever secured MOUs with — because apparently getting statewide MOUs with DoE is like trying to lasso a cloud.
What are MindMatters and KidsMatter?
100
This Ed-LinQer was called a 'b*@ch' by an unhappy DP
Who is Pete Burns?
100
Who is the bright eyes and bushy tailed freshie bottom, left?