Why Choose Friends

• FRIENDS is the only program of its kind in Australia that has been acknowledged by the World Health Organization with over 15 years of comprehensive evidence based research, evaluation and practice.
• FRIENDS is an Australian program that is recognised and implemented internationally. Worldwide, FRIENDS is being used in New Zealand, Canada, The United States, Mexico, South Africa, The Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Finland, Norway, The United Kingdom, and Hong Kong. It is also in the process of being translated into Russian and Arabic.
• FRIENDS is a positive program that focuses on equipping children with skills to overcome daily difficulties and challenging life events which we all encounter.
• FRIENDS is an effective program that works amazingly well at building resilience and coping skills in children and young people.
• The FRIENDS programs work towards preventing bullying as they teach children to recognise feelings in themselves and others, thus increasing empathy and awareness of their actions.

Why value developing emotional resilience in our children and young adults?

• “Children who are emotionally and socially skilled are more successful at school”
• “Children who are emotionally and socially skilled relate better to other children, teachers and parents. They are more competent in dealing with stress and school work”
(Aber, Jones & Cohen, 2000)

• “Doing well in grade 8 could be better predicted from knowing children’s social competence 5 years earlier than from primary school academic results”
• “Children that have learnt empathy, emotional and social competence show significantly less behavioural problems at school, even if they are in adverse life circumstances”
(Caprara et al., 2000)

A wealth of research and practical experience shows the FRIENDS programs work!

  
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• FRIENDS is the only program of its kind in Australia that has been acknowledged by the World Health Organization with over 15 years of comprehensive evidence based research, evaluation and practice.
• FRIENDS is an Australian program that is recognised and implemented internationally. Worldwide, FRIENDS is being used in New Zealand, Canada, The United States, Mexico, South Africa, The Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Finland, Norway, The United Kingdom, and Hong Kong. It is also in the process of being translated into Russian and Arabic.
• FRIENDS is a positive program that focuses on equipping children with skills to overcome daily difficulties and challenging life events which we all encounter.
• FRIENDS is an effective program that works amazingly well at building resilience and coping skills in children and young people.
• The FRIENDS programs work towards preventing bullying as they teach children to recognise feelings in themselves and others, thus increasing empathy and awareness of their actions.

Why value developing emotional resilience in our children and young adults?

• “Children who are emotionally and socially skilled are more successful at school”
• “Children who are emotionally and socially skilled relate better to other children, teachers and parents. They are more competent in dealing with stress and school work”
(Aber, Jones & Cohen, 2000)

• “Doing well in grade 8 could be better predicted from knowing children’s social competence 5 years earlier than from primary school academic results”
• “Children that have learnt empathy, emotional and social competence show significantly less behavioural problems at school, even if they are in adverse life circumstances”
(Caprara et al., 2000)

A wealth of research and practical experience shows the FRIENDS programs work!