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Research summary
Highlights in child mental health research: August 2025
Prepared by AIFSThe August 2025 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 the month, followed by a list of selected articles. Each article is accompanied by a brief synopsis that presents the key messages and highlights. Links to abstracts, full-text articles and related resources, where available, are provided. -
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Welcoming Our Little Ones: A guide for families to raise strong and deadly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
Nunkuwarrin Yunti & Emerging MindsWelcoming Our Little Ones shares some stories and ideas to support families to raise healthy and grounded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, with a specific focus on pregnancy to five years. -
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Welcoming Our Little Ones: What is this guide about?
Nunkuwarrin Yunti & Emerging MindsThis guide is for anyone with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in their family, including non-Indigenous carers, and includes advice just for dads. -
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Welcoming Our Little Ones: Sharing stories from pregnancy to birth
Nunkuwarrin Yunti & Emerging MindsCulture starts being built in our babies in the womb. Read about building the foundations for wellbeing and spiritual connections to Country and family from pregnancy. -
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Welcoming Our Little Ones: Sharing stories from birth to 1 year old
Nunkuwarrin Yunti & Emerging MindsFrom birth we can help babies connect to Country and culture. Read about ways of connecting and supporting belonging for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. -
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Welcoming Our Little Ones: Sharing stories from 1 to 3 years old
Nunkuwarrin Yunti & Emerging MindsFrom a young age, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children learn by experiencing their environment and spending time with family members, Community and other children. Read some ideas for supporting the development of spirit and kinship in their early years. -
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Welcoming Our Little Ones: Sharing stories from 3 to 5 years old
Nunkuwarrin Yunti & Emerging MindsAges 3 to 5 are an important stage of learning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Read about ways of supporting children to grow in independence, meet challenges, and become stronger in their culture and connections. -
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Welcoming Our Little Ones: Ideas to share with you
Nunkuwarrin Yunti & Emerging MindsFiguring out how you want to bring your children into the world and parent them can be tricky. It might help to talk your partner, family and Community, and think about some of the ideas in this guide. -
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Welcoming Our Little Ones: Singing and reading
Nunkuwarrin Yunti & Emerging MindsSinging can be soothing for us and our children, and is a great way to connect to culture, along with reading stories. This guide offers ideas for songs, books and language resources you might like to try. -
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Welcoming Our Little Ones: What is your family’s story?
Nunkuwarrin Yunti & Emerging MindsMany Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families have stories of survival and resilience. What keeps your family strong? -
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Welcoming Our Little Ones: Words and meanings
Nunkuwarrin Yunti & Emerging MindsThis information explains some of the words and meanings used in this guide if you want to read more. -
Webinar
Trauma prevention and early intervention approaches with children and young people
Child Family Community Australia & Emerging MindsOur webinar with Child Family Community Australia (CFCA) focuses on the importance of trauma prevention and early intervention in facilitating the mental wellbeing of children and young people. Drawing on the expertise of Professor Daryl Higgins, a key researcher in the ACMS, and Shankari Sundaram, a counsellor at Rebuild - Relationships Australia South Australia, it also outlines strategies for practitioners, organisations and systems to use in the prevention and intervention of child maltreatment.