A PROGRAM aiming to improve children\u2019s mental health outcomes will be coming to Bendigo later this month.<\/p>\n
Hugh van Cuylenburg, founder of The Resilience Project, spent time living in a village in northern India in 2008, and said he discovered three things he believed led to happiness: gratitude, empathy, and mindfulness.<\/p>\n
Later, after returning to Australia, he founded the organisation, which takes mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing programs to schools, sports clubs, businesses, and other groups.<\/p>\n
Presenting the event will be father of three, former teacher, assistant principal and AFL player, Martin Heppell, who has so far been the face of more than 1000 of the programs.<\/p>\n
The Resilience Project founder and best-selling author, Hugh van Cuylenburg, said Mr Heppell was a great fit for the job.<\/p>\n
\u201cKids have so many different challenges to navigate in today\u2019s world and combine this with the difficulties of the last couple of years, it\u2019s no wonder we are seeing such confronting statistics about our children\u2019s mental health,\u201d said Mr van Cuylenburg.<\/p>\n
\u201cMartin is unbelievable, there is no-one like him. I couldn’t think of anyone better to help kids and their parents understand how much fun they can have looking after their mental health.\u201d<\/p>\n