Along with these numbers continuing to increase, Australian teachers report that the majority of their students have low levels of resilience and struggle to cope with the dynamic nature of growing up in todays world. 

Young people today live in a world that is constantly connected with added pressure, expectation and social complexities like never before.  

Instilling practical tools to proactively build resilience, promote positive mental health and equip young people with implementable wellbeing strategies has the ability to positively impact the development of our young people and set them up with the mindset and skills to navigate the adversity and challenge that life throws their way. 

Ben Pettingill is dedicated to addressing these challenges and setting young people up with practical tools and strategies to assist with tackling the complex challenges that students face today. Through his powerful, engaging and relatable offerings, Ben Pettingill, harnesses his lived experience of facing extreme adversity, along with extensive research, to deliver practical and powerful sessions that cut through to young people like no other.