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Fact sheet
Talking with teenagers about parental mental illness
The COPMI national initiativeTalking with teenagers about parental mental illness can help them to make sense of their parent's behaviour and contribute to their own sense of wellbeing. This fact sheet provides some tips to assist parents to talk with their teenage children. -
Website
Eating disorders and adolescents
Eating Disorders VictoriaInformation from Eating Disorders Victoria about issues in adolescence that can lead to eating disorders, and the other dangers adolescents face. -
Website
How to help a friend with an eating disorder
ReachOut.comThis web page aims to empower teenagers and young adults to help someone they know who has been diagnosed with an eating disorder. -
Research summary
Highlights in child mental health research: July 2023
Prepared by AIFSThis July 2023 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. -
Video
What is a paediatrician?
Emerging MindsLearn more about how a paediatrician can support you and your family. -
Resource summary
Physical health learning pathway
Emerging MindsTo support children’s mental health in your work, Emerging Minds has created the Physical health learning pathway of free online courses. -
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Youth voice: Self-care is health-care
Emerging MindsIn this video young people explore what self-care can look like for them. -
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Youth voice: Behaviour talks
Emerging MindsIn this video young people explore how their behaviour is a form of communication and recognise that this can be hard for parents and caregivers to know how to support them. -
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Youth voice: Support heroes
Emerging MindsIn this video young people explore the super heroes in their lives who provide support in many different ways. -
Video
What is a perinatal and infant psychiatrist?
Emerging MindsLearn more about how a perinatal and infant psychiatrist can support you and your family. -
Practice paper
Higher weight and mental health and wellbeing in childhood
Cathryn Hunter, Parenting Research CentreThis resource aims to improve practitioners’ understanding of the connections between higher weight and mental health in childhood. It provides guidance on how practitioners can support the physical and mental health and wellbeing of children with higher weight. -
Practice paper
Raising child mental health concerns with parents of children with higher weight
Parenting Research CentreThis resource offers a step-by-step process for working with the families of children with higher weight and potential wellbeing concerns, in a way that maintains engagement and supports parents to identify and work on concerns that are important to them and their family.