A shared learning approach for professionals, parents and individuals

🟦 What is I Matter?

I Matter offers a relationship health education learning system that helps motivated adults build understanding they can apply in real-life situations.

It has been designed for use by professionals, families and individuals, across schools, and primary care and community settings as a foundation to support more joined up thinking and more prevention and early intervention.

It is not a clinical treatment or therapy service.
It is a structured learning process for building relationship health understanding and skills.

🕯 The I Matter Microproject Approach - Starting with Your Learning

Most meaningful change happens in small, practical steps.

The I Matter approach supports people to:

• get clear on their priorities
• start thinking about relationship health
• learn the I Matter Framework
• apply it in real situations
• reflect on what works
• build confidence through practice

For parents and individuals this involves progressing their own learning in structured steps. 

For professionals this begins with progressing their own learning first, with option to progressing their practitioner understanding and initially helping just 1–3 families access more learning with an agreed light touch level of study support 

We call this the Microproject Approach — it involves investing in small, steady practice that builds understanding and impact over time.

I Matter is not a passive course. It is a learning system designed to support active reflection and application across a community.

🧭 Important

All routes begin with shared learning.

From there, some people choose to continue into applied practice depending on motivation, readiness, and role.

🟦 What the I Matter Learning Journey helps people do

I Matter helps people:

• understand relationship patterns affecting wellbeing
• make sense of stress, behaviour, and communication
• respond more calmly and confidently in difficult situations
• improve connection between adults and children
• build shared understanding across home, school, and work
• start conversations with others
  
  

🟨 Relationship Health and I Matter^® Informed - is an evidence-based foundation

The I Matter Framework draws on established research in diverse fields including:

• child development
• mental health
• communication and conflict research
• family systems understanding

It translates this research evidence into a practical, integrated, accessible learning system for everyday use across settings

How I Matter fits with existing support

I Matter does not seek to replace existing high-quality interventions.

Instead, it provides an umbrella and foundation for understanding relationship health.

The purpose is to help connect existing approaches through shared language, practical learning, and a prevention-focused model that can make sense to the wider public.

Not Another Referral Pathway

I Matter is not designed to create unlimited referrals or waiting lists.

It is designed to:

• support motivated adults who choose to learn
• build practitioner confidence
• test small local approaches
• create prevention and early help capacity over time
  
  

For Organisations

I Matter offers a practical, affordable way to:

• invest in prevention
• grow workforce capability
• support a small number of families well
• avoid unsustainable demand models
• generate learning before scaling