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Short article
Essentials for childhood: Where prevention of child abuse is an essential element
Daryl HigginsThis short article looks at how child abuse prevention can be achieved through a positively-oriented approach to child wellbeing. The key premise is that safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments are essential to prevent child abuse and neglect, and to ensure all children reach their full potential. -
Fact sheet
Impact of Abuse and Neglect on Children – Information for Professionals
Australian Child and Adolescent Trauma, Loss and Grief NetworkThis fact sheet provides information for professionals on the impact of abuse and neglect on children. In this resource when discussing child abuse it refers collectively to physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, exposure to violence and sexual abuse. -
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. -
Practice paper
Culturally responsive understandings for promoting children’s health and wellbeing across diverse communities (part one)
Amanda Kemperman, Emerging MindsThis paper is the first of two that discuss practising cultural responsiveness in working with families from diverse communities to support children’s mental health and wellbeing. -
Short article
Sleep health and sleep inequities in children
Dr Mandy Truong, Australian Institute of Family StudiesThis short article outlines what sleep inequities are, and explores the relationship between sleep health and child mental health among school-aged children. -
Practice paper
Children’s mental health when experiencing multiple adversities: Practice skills for effective conversational maps
Emerging MindsThis paper examines five practice perspective shifts that are often utilised by family and relationship practitioners who want to engage with children about every aspect of their lives. -
Short article
The importance of inclusive services for LGBTQ+ parents and carers
Hilary Miller, Luke Gahan and Anna Scovelle, Australian Institute of Family StudiesThis article briefly outlines how lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer (LGBTQ+) parents and carers experience barriers to inclusion when accessing services and support, and how to begin to support parents and carers in this context. -
Fact sheet
A culturally safe research process in mental health
Prof. Helen Milroy, Lexi Prichard, Dr Jemma Collova and Dr Shraddha KashyapThis fact sheet describes how culturally safe research can be conducted to learn about the state of cultural safety in mental health services, with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members, mental health service users, Elders, mental health workers, and Cultural Healers. -
Fact sheet
An overview of Emerging Minds Focus
Emerging MindsLearn how the Emerging Minds Focus tool can help you to motivate, plan and track quality improvement in your organisation, to support the mental health and wellbeing of infants, children and their families. -
Guide
Interpreting your Results Wheels and developing your action plan in Emerging Minds Focus
Emerging MindsThis guide has been developed to support Change Teams to interpret their Results Wheels and develop an action plan within the Emerging Minds Focus quality improvement tool. -
Video
Introducing Emerging Minds Focus
Emerging MindsEmerging Minds Program Director, Brad Morgan and Manager, Partnerships and Implementation, Helen Francis introduce the Emerging Minds Focus quality improvement tool. -
Practice paper
Does labelling racism as bullying perpetuate a colour-blind approach when working with culturally diverse families?
Amanda Kemperman, Emerging MindsThis resource examines the significant impacts faced by children and families when subjected to racism, particularly when it is acknowledged and addressed within the context of bullying. It offers practical strategies to help practitioners further develop their culturally responsive practice approaches.