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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,… -
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MIRF Forum wrap up
The Mental Illness Research Fund forum, held on March 1 – 2 in Melbourne, offered valuable insight into the work being done with families affected by mental health conditions. It was fantastic to hear about the widespread application of models such as ‘Let’s Talk’ and the burgeoning evidence-base of positive… -
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GP resources in development
Later this year the National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health (NWCCMH) will launch an online course and practice support tool specifically for General Practitioners. The new resources focus on assisting GPs to have preventive conversations with adult patients who are experiencing long term mental health conditions and family adversity… -
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Interviewing the experts
Earlier this month team members from the National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health (NWCCMH) gathered at the Peter Mac Centre and the Parenting Research Centre (PRC) in Melbourne to film a series of interviews with practitioners, researchers and lived experience experts. They were discussing how to best engage parents… -
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What is trauma?
Providing trauma-informed care is only possible when we understand trauma and how it can impact a person. Trauma can have negative physical, social and mental health outcomes for children, adolescents and adults alike. Our video explains what we mean by trauma and adversity, its impact and how a trauma response… -
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Is your organisation ‘Child Aware’?
‘Child Aware’ practice is an emerging concept in Australia. With the focus on supporting parenting and improving outcomes for children, adult services are being asked to consider the parenting role and needs of parents’ children. ‘Child Awareness’ involves building a workplace culture that embraces a range of practices and attitudes… -
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Emerging Minds welcomes National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health funding extension
The Australian Government has today announced a $110 million funding package focussed on identifying and preventing mental health problems in children and young people. This package includes a further $16 million for the Emerging Minds’ led National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health, a collaboration between Emerging Minds and the… -
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Happy holidays from Emerging Minds!
Our whole team would like to say a huge thank you for your support this year, especially during the launch of the National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health. We wish you a very happy and safe festive season. Our office will take a short break from Friday 22 December… -
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Story creation workshop
Last week in Melbourne, nine talented actors and five Emerging Minds project officers and managers came together under the directorship of Melbourne theatre professional, Melinda Hetzel, to run a two-day intensive story creation workshop. This story-devising workshop was convened by Artist Made Productions with the aim of drawing on the… -
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STOP Domestic Violence Conference
Earlier this month we attended the STOP Domestic Violence conference in Melbourne. It was a comprehensive and thought-provoking few days covering everything from working with the media to improve the reporting on news of women and their children’s experiences of family violence, through to how services can better work together…