The Big Talks for Little People campaign is a joint initiative between Breakthrough and Little Heroes Foundation to raise money for an early learning mental health literacy program. 

Did you know...a child’s friend is the first responder when they are dealing with a mental health issue? About one in seven children between the ages of four and seven have experienced a mental health issue in Australia. 

The program is an online mental health module for primary school age students (7-12 years) within South Australia and the Northern Territory and is complemented with the Friendship Bench to help prompt conversations.

Jess Adamson chats with Professor Phillip Slee, the Flinders University professor who created the program along with Tony Mahar - a school counsellor who implemented the concept stage of the program within his school and saw remarkable results. 

Little Heroes Founder Chris McDermott also joins the conversation to discuss why it's vital to focus on youth mental health.