Hello and welcome to the NSW Youth Week website. We would love to hear about your Youth Week event. Please send us your comments and photos at youthweek@community.nsw.gov.au. What was your favourite Youth Week event? What do you like about National Youth Week? Stay tuned, we wiill be uploading photos of different events over the next week or two.

National Youth Week will be celebrated from 10th April to the 18th April in 2010. Stay tuned for more info on upcoming competitions and funding opportunties.

beyondblue has made available grants of $2000 to Councils so that they can work with young people to plan and organise mental health projects in their communities. The Council’s role in the project would be to:

- provide support to the young people with the planning, co-ordination and implementation of a Local Mental Health project

-increase the community's awareness of mental health issues for young people

- promote the project in the community.

For more information check out the 'downloads' page where you can access the application form and terms/conditions. If you are a young person interested in running a mental health project in your community, contact me on 02 9716 2966 and I will put you in touch with your local Youth Development Officer.

Casey