Developed by The City of Greater Geelong's Youth Community Development team, the program utilises resources and materials from The Butterfly Foundation, Reach Out, and the Dove Self-Esteem Project.

CelebrateYOU has been created in response to the significant increase in body image-related concerns among young people in Australia's and with the purpose to address this need locally, providing young people within the Greater Geelong region with up-to-date information and resources on body image-related issues in a safe and supportive environment.

By doing so, it aims to dispel myths and misconceptions surrounding body image, emphasising that everybody, regardless of age, background, or gender identity, can face body image challenges.

Aims

• Promote body confidence and increase self-esteem in young people.
• Equip young people with strategies to build positive body image.
• Encourage media literacy surrounding professional and personal media platforms.
• Encourage help seeking if/when needed and provide information on local and national services that they can access.

Outcomes

• Increase awareness of appearance ideals and how pressures surrounding body image are manufactured and perpetuated throughout society.
• Develop self and body confidence that celebrates diversity and uniqueness.
• Reduce stigma surrounding body and appearance insecurities and debunk myths surrounding eating disorders.
• Build media literacy and promote resilience to assist young people in rejecting professional and social media images and messages that promote unhealthy appearance ideals.
• Encourage help seeking and support for self and others.

Session details

• One 60-minute session.

Delivery requirements

• Program to be delivered to regular class sizes (25 students maximum)
• All classes within a year level are required to complete the program over the duration of the year.
• Onsite delivery requires to data projector/TV screen and sound/audio equipment.
• Teaching/support staff must be present for all sessions.

Bookings

The CelebrateYOU program is under review and will not be delivered in 2027.