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Parents and carers may be feeling confused around the current measures in place for schools and how to discuss with their children about the current events. @unicefaustralia has created 8 tips to help comfort and protect children when discussing COVID-19: bit.ly/2QFjnzs

Are you after information about COVID-19 specifically for children? @RCN_AUS has created an online guide for COVID-19 and children in Australia. This includes information about how the virus can affect children, and how you can talk to children about this: bit.ly/3d4ryPw

As a parent or carer, are you after resources and information to help support your children in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak? This selection of resources will assist you to best support your children and reduce worry and distress: bit.ly/2x0TKT0 #childmentalhealth

The news of event and large public gatherings cancellations may have parents/carers wondering how to support and engage with their #children. Our podcast ‘The power of play’ introduces the concept of child-led play and its importance on #childmentalhealth: bit.ly/2UbW8hl

Join us and Social worker and child and family therapist, Angel Yuen, to hear about her interest in working with children to co-discover and seek out hopeful and effective ways of responding to trauma and hardship. Listen to our podcast 👂🎤 bit.ly/2xBNBN7 #mentalhealth

With COVID-19 updates currently on our screens, radios and newspapers, parents and carers might be wondering how best to support their #children and reduce worry and distress. This factsheet focuses on tips to manage children’s exposure to media coverage: bit.ly/2IMfQej

About 1 in 4 children are exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV). This article discusses the findings of a study of women who have experienced IPV and their perspectives on what has helped their children recover from their experiences of home violence: bit.ly/2wQzhQz

With recent news and media coverage about COVID-19 following from a difficult bushfire season, it is normal for #children and adults to feel overwhelmed. This video introduces ways for parents/carers to talk to their children about their worries and fears: vimeo.com/394049129

There are simple changes you can make within your everyday practice that will help ensure that today’s #children can experience positive #mentalhealth now, and into the future. Learn more in our new course, Understanding Child Mental Health: bit.ly/3cdE1zS

Each of these considerations can impact on mental health in children. Our new e-learning course, Understanding Child Mental Health, goes through these in more detail. Check it out here: bit.ly/3cdE1zS #childmentalhealth #childrensmentalhealth

Our new course, Understanding Child Mental Health, outlines what #mentalhealth in #children can look like, factors that support positive mental health in children, and how the parts of a child’s world can influence their social and emotional wellbeing: bit.ly/3cdE1zS

The impacts of trauma can affect different domains in a child’s life including the brain, relationships and social and emotional wellbeing. What else do you think trauma has the potential to impact? Find out more in the new trauma course here: bit.ly/2I1e2hn #childtrauma