Search Results for "care plan"
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Short article
How can we strengthen the care of Australian children with complex mental health conditions?
Kate Paton & Harriet HiscockUp to half of all Australian children and adolescents who meet criteria for a mental health disorder receive insufficient treatment (or no treatment at all), even though effective treatments are available. Children with complex mental health conditions are particularly at risk of inadequate treatment because input is generally needed from schools and community services as well as healthcare providers. -
Research paper
4. How to support caregivers and families living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Dr Sara McLeanAll practitioners are likely to encounter children and families that are living with FASD. This resource supports practitioners to understand the likely impact of FASD on families, and how they can best support children and families living with FASD. -
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The importance of supporting foster and kinship carers in promoting children’s mental health
Josh FergeusChildren in out-of-home care in Australia are up to four times more likely to experience problems with mental health than their mainstream peers. Carers have emerged as powerful agents of change for these children. The quality of day-to-day care that children receive from foster and kinship carers and the nature of the caring environment are major factors influencing their mental health and wellbeing. -
Website
How to make a safety plan
ReachOut.comThis webpage helps teenagers and young adults who are struggling with suicidal thoughts create a safety plan for when things get tough. -
Website
Youth in Out-of-Home Care Toolbox – Information for Carers and Workers
The Centre of Youth AOD Practice DevelopmentThis website by the Centre of Youth AOD Practice Development called 'Out of Home Care Toolbox' provides information and guidance for carers and workers who look after young people, aged 12-18 years in out-of-home care. -
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Sesame Street Toolkits for parents and caregivers
Sesame WorkshopSesame Street Toolkits provide opportunities to build closeness and confidence and keep your child's world safe and secure. -
Report
Living Well: A Strategic Plan for Mental Health in NSW 2014-2024
NSW Mental Health CommissionThe Strategic Plan sets out actions and future directions for reform of the mental health system in NSW. It maps a demanding agenda for change that puts people – not processes – at the heart of its thinking. -
Report
Fourth National Mental Health Plan: An agenda for collaborative government action in mental health 2009-2014
Department of Health, NSWThis document, launched by the Australian Health Ministers' Conference (AHMC) in November 2009, is the product of twelve months of development work including a comprehensive stakeholder consultation process. -
Webinar
Our Woven Ways: Uncovering the worries of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents
Emerging Minds and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)Based on a case study and informed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of ‘being, knowing and doing’, this webinar explores the practice skills required to effectively work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents to explore and respond to their concerns about their children’s social and emotional wellbeing. -
Practice paper
Culturally responsive strategies for promoting children’s health and wellbeing across diverse communities (part two)
Amanda Kemperman, Emerging MindsThis paper is the second of two that discuss culturally responsive practice to support children’s mental health and wellbeing when working with families with diverse culture backgrounds. -
In focus
Routines: Creating family routines to support children’s mental health
Emerging MindsCreate family routines to help children feel secure, reduce stress, and find time for connection and fun. -
In focus
In focus: Understanding children’s mental health
Emerging MindsThis resource aims to help parents (and other adults who care for children) with understanding children’s mental health – what it is, why it’s important for children and what positive mental health looks like.