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Get Ready! A workbook for children
Australian Red CrossEmergencies can happen anywhere at any time. This activity book is designed to help lower primary school-aged children learn about emergencies and the things they can do to be prepared. -
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Emergency management planning for children and young people
State Government VictoriaThis resource is a planning guide for local government from the Government of Victoria about including and engaging with children and young people in your emergency plan. -
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PTSD: Mental health in the wake of disaster
Dr. Claude ChemtobThis link is to a YouTube presentation of Dr Claude Chemtob, professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr Chemtob has worked extensively in the field of post traumatic stress, especially with children. In this video he discusses how traumatic events, like disasters, can cause post traumatic stress disorder, and how children can be affected differently to adults. -
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Helping children and adolescents cope with disasters and other traumatic events
National Institute of Mental HealthThis resource provides information on responses to disaster and violence by children and adolescents. -
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Australian journal of emergency management – children youth education special edition
Australian GovernmentThis issue of the Australian Journal of Emergency Management is devoted to children and youth in emergencies and disasters. -
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APS bushfire response
Australian Psychological SocietyThis guide includes guidelines for those working with communities affected by the bushfires, including preparing for bushfires and recovering from bushfires. -
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Working with families whose child is bullying
This guide aims to provide practitioners with information on school bullying and ways to work with and support families with a child who is bullying others. This resource is a part of a series on bullying. -
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Implementation support
A key aspect of the National Workforce Centre project is building workforce capacity to better support children, parents/carers and families and improve the mental health outcomes of infants and children. Integral to this is building and supporting an organisational and workplace culture to embrace a range of practices and attitudes… -
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New connections in the NT
The Emerging Minds team had the pleasure of attending and presenting at the AADANT (Association of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies Northern Territory) Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) conference in Darwin earlier this month. AADANT is the peak body for AOD services in the Northern Territory and represents a vast… -
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National to Local support
A key aspect of the National Workforce Centre project is building workforce capacity to better support children and parents/carers and improve the mental health outcomes of infants and children. Integral to this is building and supporting an organisational and workplace culture to embrace a range of practices and attitudes that… -
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Building relationships in NSW
In Sydney last month, the Emerging Minds team were delighted to introduce the National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health to the member organisations of the Association of Children’s Welfare Agencies (ACWA) at their two day forum on assessing parental capacities and working with parents. The ACWA is the NSW… -
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Diversity in Disaster Conference
Earlier this month, team members from the National Workforce Centre attended the Diversity in Disaster conference in Melbourne to gather some insights into the multitude of workforces involved in the preparedness, rescue and recovery sector around community trauma events. It was a fascinating few days hearing from first responders, academics,…