When a child loses a pet

The Trauma and Grief Network (TGN), Australia

Related to Bereavement, loss and grief, Trauma

This fact sheet shares information about how children experience grief at different times in their life and ways to talk to them and support them through this loss.

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Fact sheet

Children and grief (pre-school, ages five and under)

Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement

This fact sheet focuses on grief and children aged five and under. Like adults, children experience, express and process grief in a variety of ways depending on their age, stage of development, personality, family culture, understanding of death, past experiences of loss and the context of their bereavement.
Fact sheet

Supporting your child through grief and loss

The Trauma and Grief Network (TGN)

This fact sheet provides information for parents and caregivers about how children of varying age groups experience grief after the death of someone close to them.
Podcast

How to support your family and yourself through grief and loss

Kaz Amos

Runtime

00:35:11

Released

6/11/23
Podcast

A story of two-way learning and healing

Nancy Jeffrey

Runtime

00:29:51

Released

23/5/20
Podcast

The ongoing psychosocial needs of children following a community trauma

Michelle Roberts

Runtime

00:20:07

Released

25/3/19
Webinar

Relationships matter: Walking alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents

Child Family Community Australia & Emerging Minds

This webinar with Child Family Community Australia (CFCA) explores ways that practitioners can build a deeper connection with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families.
Research summary

Highlights in child mental health research: September 2024

Prepared by AIFS

This September 2024 research summary provides a selection of recently released papers, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses related to infant and child mental health. Each summary includes an introductory overview of the content for the month, followed by a list of selected articles. Each article is accompanied by a brief synopsis which presents the key messages and highlights. Links to abstracts, full-text articles and related resources, where available, are provided.
Webinar

Working therapeutically with children who have experienced trauma from physical or sexual abuse

Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN)

Co-produced with the Mental Health Professionals’ Network (MHPN), this webinar discusses how practitioners can respond to the challenges of working therapeutically with families when children have experienced physical or sexual abuse.
Fact sheet

Unmasking stigma: Effects on families

Emerging Minds

This resource was created to help us understand how stigma effects families. Families share their stories to show the harms stigma can cause.
Fact sheet

Standing against stigma

Emerging Minds

Stigma can show up in our thoughts about others even when we don’t want it to. This resource can help us notice and question those thoughts.
Fact sheet

Families standing up to shame and stigma by making home a safe haven

Emerging Minds

There are many ways we can respond to shame and stigma. The families we talked to share their ideas for making home a safe haven.
Fact sheet

Families standing up to shame and stigma by using care and compassion

Emerging Minds

Read the stories of families who were shown care, compassion and kindness in the face of shame and stigma, and how it impacted their experiences.

When a child loses a pet

The Trauma and Grief Network (TGN), Australia

Discover more resources

Children and grief (pre-school, ages five and under)

Supporting your child through grief and loss

How to support your family and yourself through grief and loss

A story of two-way learning and healing

The ongoing psychosocial needs of children following a community trauma

Relationships matter: Walking alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents

Highlights in child mental health research: September 2024

Working therapeutically with children who have experienced trauma from physical or sexual abuse

Unmasking stigma: Effects on families

Standing against stigma

Families standing up to shame and stigma by making home a safe haven

Families standing up to shame and stigma by using care and compassion

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