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Many areas across the country have already experienced bushfires/other disasters this season, so it’s time to talk disaster preparedness. Listen to our podcast with Dr. Briony Towers to hear why it’s important to involve #children in disaster preparedness: bit.ly/2ohR6DU

How do you have effective preventative conversations with #mothers who use substances and the likely interrelated issues that impact on children’s #mentalhealth? Our new paper is for practitioners in specialist #AOD services or in a generalist setting: bit.ly/2nCYmu4

Our new course, The Impact of Parental Substance Use on the Child, informs practitioners about the impact of parental substance use on #children, their #relationships, and physical and #mentalhealth. Start learning here: bit.ly/2nKy9tc

A new suite of parental substance use resources are now available on our web hub. Check out the courses, podcast and practice paper that aim to help support practitioners in engaging with parents who are affected by problematic substance use: bit.ly/2nKy9tc

Coming soon: A new suite of resources to help practitioners in adult-focused services where parents presenting with problematic substance use may occur. Make sure you’re subscribed to our e-newsletter to be amongst the first to know: bit.ly/2jscq4n #mentalhealth

How do we support #children after a disaster or through traumatic events? Our article, via @anzmha, touches on the information provided in the Community Trauma Toolkit about what to expect in the immediate, short- and long-term following a #disaster: bit.ly/2lMwjHy

We can’t wait! 👏🏻 twitter.com/frsaust/status…

It’s not too late to register for Thursday evening’s webinar ‘Working to support children and families living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder’ hosted by @MHPNOnline. Register here: bit.ly/2Z5uM1d #FASD #mentalhealth #children

New podcast episode out now! Hear Jonathan Main from @RelationshipSA discussing what can help promote #child-focused practice in adult services and why we should be doing so. Subscribe here: bit.ly/32ZV9E4

This week marks the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child – the mental health of #children was highlighted and we know that to build a better future, we need to continue this conversation. Find out more via @UNICEF: bit.ly/2V7Dw2b

We are joining @CFCAexchange for an upcoming webinar on October 16th: ‘Working with #parents affected by alcohol and other drug use: Considering the needs of #children in practice’. Register here: bit.ly/2NkvOAU

Q: “How can we support healthy early development?” A: “Build workforce capacity for early identification, assessment & clinical treatment of infant, child & parental mental health, across agencies & disciplines…” via @CoLabForKids and @FrameWorksInst twitter.com/CoLabForKids/s…