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Supporting children in the long term after a disaster or traumatic event
Emerging Minds and ANUThis video offers practical tips for supporting children in the long term after a disaster or traumatic event. -
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Supporting children in the short term after a disaster or traumatic event
Emerging Minds and ANUThis video offers practical tips for supporting children in the short term after a disaster. -
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Preparing your family for natural disaster
Emerging Minds and ANUThere are simple and practical things you can do to protect children, as well as yourself, before a disaster. Being prepared means having information about what you would do in a crisis and knowing that feeling worried and stressed is normal. This video offers practical tips for preparing for disaster. -
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Supporting children immediately after a disaster or traumatic event
Emerging Minds and ANUThis video offers tips about how to support children immediately after a disaster or traumatic event. -
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Psychological distress in Australian parents and their children: Do parents seek help?
Milena Gandy, Lauren McLellan & Brit TappDespite the significance of psychological distress in parents, it is an under-investigated area. It is also very rarely a main focus of child or family mental health interventions or services, despite evidence that parents with children who have emotional and behavioural difficulties typically have higher levels of psychological distress. To answer some of these important questions an online survey of over 2,000 Australian parents of 4–14-year-old children was carried out. -
Webinar
Engaging parents of children approaching adolescence
Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN)The webinar featured a facilitated interdisciplinary panel discussion of a case study. The panel comprised of Elly Robinson (Executive Manager, Parenting Research Centre) and Michael Carr-Gregg (Psychologist). Dan Moss, Emerging Minds’ Workforce Development Manager facilitated the discussion. -
Research summary
Highlights in child mental health research: September 2018
Prepared by AIFSThis September research summary provides a selection of recently released systematic reviews and meta-analyses related to infant and child mental health and relevant to the work of the National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health. Abstracts and links to full-text articles, where available, are provided. -
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Engaging parents of school-aged children
Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN)The webinar features a facilitated interdisciplinary panel discussion of a case study. The panel comprised of Sarah Seekamp (occupational therapist), Nicola Palfrey (psychologist) and Mandy Walsh (child and family partner and lived experience consumer). Daniel Moss, Emerging Minds’ Workforce Development Manager facilitated the discussion. -
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Exploring harms experienced by children aged 7 to 11 using ambulance attendance data: A six-year comparison with adolescents aged 12–17
Debbie Scott, Rose Crossin, Rowan Ogeil, Karen Smith, Dan I. LubmanGiven that adolescence is a high-risk time for the development of mental health and substance use disorders, with half of all lifetime mental disorders commencing by the age of 14 years, such initiatives are to be applauded. What has been less well researched and understood is the mental health and service needs of younger children, particularly those aged under 12 years. -
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Engaging with parents and infants in the first thousand days
Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN)This webinar features a facilitated interdisciplinary panel discussion of a case study. The panel includes Dr Nick Kowalenko (psychiatrist), Mandy Seyfang (OT/Infant mental health therapist) and Jonathon Main (Relationships Australia). Dan Moss, Emerging Minds’ Workforce Development Manager facilitates the discussion. -
Research summary
Highlights in child mental health research: August 2018
Prepared by AIFSThis August research summary provides a selection of recently released systematic reviews and meta-analyses related to infant and child mental health and relevant to the work of the National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health. Abstracts and links to full-text articles, where available, are provided. -
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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.