Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre

The Young and Well CRC was one of 37 Cooperative Research Centres operating as part of the Australian Government’s Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Program. Like all CRCs, the Young and Well CRC linked researchers with practitioners and end-users to focus research and development efforts on tackling specific challenges.
 
The Young and Well CRC promoted cybersafety, mental health and wellbeing through three complementary research programs mapped to specific groups of young people.
 
These programs, through 12 major research projects, delivered: The first consolidated Australian data on young people's technology use and its impact on mental health and wellbeing, available through the Young and Well CRC website; education and training programs for over 350 leaders in youth, technology, cybersafety, mental health and wellbeing; proven online services and tools used by young people and professionals for cybersafety, mental health and wellbeing, available through an Online Wellbeing Centre and Virtual Clinics; and resources that support parents, the community and professionals to respond to the cybersafety and the mental health needs of young people.


 
Visit www.youngandwellcrc.org.au for more information.
 
Mark Mentha, a founding Partner of KordaMentha, was the independent Chair of the Young and Well CRC. Along with other members of KordaMentha, Mark Mentha was instrumental in the establishment of the Young and Well CRC. In addition, Andrew Malarkey, another Partner of KordaMentha, was the Chief Financial Officer of the Young and Well CRC.
 
KordaMentha has also provided extensive in-kind support to the Young and Well CRC since its inception in July 2011.

Young and Well CRC was wound up in 2016, following the end of five years of funding from the Australian Government’s Cooperative Research Centres Program.