Thursday, October 29, 2026

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Plaza Auditorium, Plaza Level

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Overview

This inspiring new documentary follows journalist Shannon Harvey around the world to discover how we can prevent mental health conditions before they begin. Featuring schools and communities already putting prevention into practice, it’s a hopeful story about what’s possible when we rethink how we support children’s wellbeing.

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Details

After three years, 10 cities and 28 interviews around the world, we’re delighted to invite delegates of the Trauma Aware Conference to the Brisbane Premiere of Raising Superheroes, a documentary following a journalist and mother’s search for answers to the youth mental health crisis takes her around the world and into a fight she never expected to join. Please join us on Thursday 29th October for the Brisbane Premiere followed by a conversation about what preventing mental illness can look like where we live, learn, work and play. The evening will feature film director Shannon Harvey, Prevention United CEO Suzanne Dick and special guests from the film and prevention movement. It’s the beginning of a bigger conversation about how we can shift the story from crisis to prevention. Film Summary Anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicide are rising among young people, and everyone has a theory about why. Australian journalist and mother Shannon Harvey went looking for the real answer. Her search takes her from early childhood programs in Boston to trauma-informed schools in Nashville, from community hubs in Detroit to remote Himalayan villages in Nepal, and to schools in Adelaide rewriting the rules on technology and online safety. What she finds is radical and hopeful. Mental illness is not inevitable. When protective factors like safety, connection and stable relationships outweigh the risks, children's outcomes change even in the hardest conditions. Which means the question was never what is wrong with our children. It is what is wrong with the world around them, and what we are prepared to do about it. Anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicide are rising among young people, and everyone has a theory about why. Australian journalist and mother Shannon Harvey went looking for the real answer. Her search takes her from early childhood programs in Boston to trauma-informed schools in Nashville, from community hubs in Detroit to remote Himalayan villages in Nepal, and to schools in Adelaide rewriting the rules on technology and online safety. What she finds is radical and hopeful. Mental illness is not inevitable. When protective factors like safety, connection and stable relationships outweigh the risks, children's outcomes change even in the hardest conditions. Which means the question was never what is wrong with our children. It is what is wrong with the world around them, and what we are prepared to do about it. Come curious. Leave hopeful. We’d love to see you there. 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Door Open 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Film 8:30 pm - 9:00 pm Panel Discussion Plaza Auditorium, Plaza Level Ticketed Event - Complimentary Trauma Aware Conference Tickets available! Please ensure you register on the Film Premiere website for your complimentary ticket! IMPORTANT: Your Trauma Aware Conference registration name badge MUST be with you in person to attend the event. Please ensure you bring your name badge with you, as it serves as confirmation of your complimentary ticket.