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Research summary
Highlights in child mental health research: December 2020
Prepared by AIFSThis December 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 that 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. -
Research summary
Highlights in child mental health research: November 2020
Prepared by AIFSThis November 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 that 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
Practice skills of working with children who have experienced trauma
Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN)In this webinar, our panel of guest speakers describe the skills practitioners can use to engage children who have experienced trauma and therapeutic theories that underpin these skills. -
Practice paper
Piloting PERCS: A prevention and early intervention strategy for children living with violence and parental substance use
Emerging MindsEmerging Minds' family and domestic violence (FDV) and alcohol and other drug (AOD) use conversation guides aim to provide a set of questions that will support practitioners to consistently ask about children’s social and emotional wellbeing when working with parents who are perpetrating or being subjected to violence, or using alcohol or other drugs in harmful ways. This pilot involved semi-structured interviews with 19 practitioners across eight services (13 from FDV services, six from AOD), to evaluate the contribution the PERCS conversation guides made to their self-assessed level of understanding and confidence in child-focused practice where there is FDV or parental substance use. -
Short article
Talking to parents about substance use issues
Emerging MindsTo evaluate the effectiveness of the PERCS guides, a pilot study was conducted with six practitioners across five services which work with adults in the context of problematic substance use. -
Short article
Talking to parents about family and domestic violence
Emerging MindsThis study aimed to understand the contribution the PERCS conversation guides made to practitioners’ work with fathers who were using violence and mothers who were experiencing violence. -
Webinar
Families and gambling: Helping parents and improving outcomes for children
Child Family Community Australia & Emerging MindsThis webinar explores how practitioners working with families experiencing gambling harm can support parents to further improve outcomes for themselves. -
Resource summary
Keeping in Touch (KIT): Supporting parents in residential and inpatient mental health settings
Emerging MindsFor some practitioners working in adult-only residential and inpatient mental health programs, starting conversations about parenting, and working with parents and their children might be new and challenging. The Keeping in Touch with Your Children (KIT) Menu has been designed to provide practical ways you can promote parent-child connectedness during periods of separation. -
Resource summary
Keeping in Touch (KIT): Supporting parents in alcohol and other drugs residential rehab
Emerging MindsStarting conversations about parenting and working with parents and their children is an important part of work in alcohol and other drugs residential rehab settings. The Keeping in Touch with Your Children (KIT) Menu has been designed to provide practical ways you can promote parent-child connectedness during periods of separation required by a rehab stay. -
Fact sheet
Keeping in Touch (KIT) inpatient parent and family brochure
Emerging MindsThis brochure is designed to help inpatient staff discuss the Keeping in Touch Menu options and activities with parents and families. -
Fact sheet
Keeping in Touch (KIT) residential parent and family brochure
Emerging MindsThis brochure is designed to help residential staff discuss the Keeping in Touch Menu options and activities with parents and families. -
Fact sheet
Keeping in Touch (KIT) implementation action plan – AOD settings
Emerging MindsThis action plan provides practical actions and recommendations to help you successfully implement the Keeping in Touch Menu in your setting.