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Watch our webinar for practitioners working with parents where AOD use is a presenting concern. Learn to engage parents in having child-focused and parent-sensitive conversations in order to improve immediate and long-term outcomes for children. bit.ly/38NDrbX

This toolkit, developed by @FrameWorksInst and commissioned by @EmergingMindsAU is intended for child mental health experts and organisations who communicate about #childmentalhealth to assist in creating messages that resonate and inspire positive change: bit.ly/3rCr1ue

Register for our next webinar with @MHPNOnline ‘Overcoming communication challenges to engage children’. If you work with children with communication challenges such as autism, this webinar will provide you with suggestions on how to engage with the child: bit.ly/3wdfrJF

In this podcast episode, host Dom Kleinig talks to Perth-based psychologist, Dr Matthew Ruggiero about mentalisation-based therapy (MBT) and its benefits in strengthening parent-child relationships. Listen here 👂🎤: bit.ly/38OxHyS

Check out the latest in child mental health research from Australia. February’s highlights: – Lessons from an Australian paediatric emergency department; – Latest evidence on anxiety in children; and – Sleep and wellbeing in Indigenous Australian children. bit.ly/3vGjMov

In this podcast episode, Emerging Minds Workforce Development Officer Gill Munro draws on her previous experience managing a large specialist AOD service, and describes how stigma and shame can prevent parents from engaging in services. Listen here 👂🎤: bit.ly/38ngzjC

Reminder: Our webinar with @RACGP Specific Interests will be held TONIGHT at 7 PM AEST. Our panel of speakers will explore the child-centred and family-focused approach to child mental health in the context of general practice consultations. Register now: bit.ly/2MJI13f

Waiting lists for specialist assessment/care are quite common, which can cause further stress for families. This second short article from the @Parentingrc was inspired by research into barriers and facilitators to early childhood mental health pathways. bit.ly/2P12X6s

Our hearts go out to the families and communities affected by the NSW floods, we are thinking of you. Our Community Trauma Toolkit contains resources which provide a starting point for you to help children navigate the different stages of a disaster. bit.ly/36EirUd

What is high sensitivity and how can it affect children and parents? In this episode, clinical psychologist Rachel Samson describes the understandings of attachment to help parents and children, particularly those who experience high sensitivity. 👂🎤: bit.ly/38ZOcIf

This short article produced by the @Parentingrc is based on research investigating the barriers and facilitators to mental health care pathways in the early childhood mental health sector. Read more about the research and its findings here: bit.ly/3bNYywK

Our ‘Listening to the stories of healing’ podcast series is now available on YouTube. This series explores the many diverse experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and how it has shaped the amazing work within these communities today. bit.ly/3eP1uvf