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Books about feelings for babies and toddlers
Zero to Three WebsiteThis US website offers a comprehensive range of books for babies and toddlers regarding feelings and emotions and how to navigate them. -
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Books for children on loss, grief, illness and trauma
The Children's Book ReviewThis website has collected various storybooks for young children regarding the topics of grief and loss, illness, and trauma. These texts cover a wide range of feelings that young children may experience when facing these topics. -
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Open Leaves books for counselling and mental health
Open LeavesOpen Leaves is a counselling and mental health bookseller which provides copies of Dr Janina Fisher's flipchart, 'Psychoeducational Aids for Working with Psychological Trauma'. -
Fact sheet
When your parent has a mental illness
Emerging MindsThis resource was developed to answer some of the questions young people may have when they learn their parent has been diagnosed with a mental illness. -
Research summary
Highlights in child mental health research: May 2022
Prepared by AIFSThis May 2022 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. -
Research summary
Highlights in child mental health research: April 2022
Prepared by AIFSThis April 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. -
Research summary
Highlights in child mental health research: March 2022
Prepared by AIFSThis March 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. -
Short article
Children’s experiences of family violence
Dana Shen, Rosie Schellen and Daniel MossExposure to family violence and traumatic events has long-lasting effects. Children’s brains and bodies are malleable, making trauma faster to manifest, affecting the way children react and relate to others and their physical environment. This fact sheet adapted from Tucci et. al. provides information about the effects of family violence on a child’s social and emotional wellbeing, and ways that interventions can play a role in healing. -
Webinar
Understanding children’s behaviour as communication
Emerging Minds and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)This webinar explores how GPs can have conversations with parents about children's behaviour that support explorations about what might be happening for the child and the broader circumstances the family is facing. -
Toolkit
Bushfire response resource pack
Be YouA resource pack for educators, families and community members to help manage the mental health impact of the Australian bushfires. -
Webinar
Overcoming communication challenges to engage children webinar
Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN)This webinar panel discusses the strengths and vulnerabilities which influence the mental health of children with complex communication needs and practices that can support engagement and support of these children. -
Short article
It takes a village: Understanding the drivers that facilitate interagency collaboration for improved mental health outcomes for children aged 0–12
Susanne ProsserThis short article explores research conducted from May 2019 which investigated the barriers and facilitators to mental health care pathways in the early childhood mental health sector, with the aim of better understanding the behaviours and systems that underpin service co-ordination across sectors.