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Keeping in Touch (KIT): Supporting parents in residential and inpatient mental health settings
Emerging MindsFor some practitioners working in adult-only residential and inpatient mental health programs, starting conversations about parenting, and working with parents and their children might be new and challenging. The Keeping in Touch with Your Children (KIT) Menu has been designed to provide practical ways you can promote parent-child connectedness during periods of separation. -
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Keeping in Touch (KIT): Supporting parents in alcohol and other drugs residential rehab
Emerging MindsStarting conversations about parenting and working with parents and their children is an important part of work in alcohol and other drugs residential rehab settings. The Keeping in Touch with Your Children (KIT) Menu has been designed to provide practical ways you can promote parent-child connectedness during periods of separation required by a rehab stay. -
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Keeping in Touch (KIT) implementation action plan – AOD settings
Emerging MindsThis action plan provides practical actions and recommendations to help you successfully implement the Keeping in Touch Menu in your setting. -
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Highlights in child mental health research: July 2024
Prepared by AIFSThis July 2024 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 which presents the key messages and highlights. Links to abstracts, full-text articles and related resources, where available, are provided. -
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Unmasking stigma: Effects on families
Emerging MindsThis resource was created to help us understand how stigma effects families. Families share their stories to show the harms stigma can cause. -
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Standing against stigma
Emerging MindsStigma can show up in our thoughts about others even when we don’t want it to. This resource can help us notice and question those thoughts. -
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Families standing up to shame and stigma by making home a safe haven
Emerging MindsThere are many ways we can respond to shame and stigma. The families we talked to share their ideas for making home a safe haven. -
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Families standing up to shame and stigma by using care and compassion
Emerging MindsRead the stories of families who were shown care, compassion and kindness in the face of shame and stigma, and how it impacted their experiences. -
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Getting to know where shame comes from
Emerging MindsIn this resource we take a look at what shame is, where it can come from and how it can trick us into believing that there is something wrong with us. -
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Families standing up to shame and stigma by making their own meaning
Emerging MindsThere are many ways we can respond to shame and stigma. The families we talked to share how they made meaning of their experiences with shame and stigma. -
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Practitioner guide: Shame and stigma
Emerging MindsA guide for practitioners on using our shame and stigma resources to support the families they work with. -
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Families standing up to shame and stigma by responding directly – on our own or with help
Emerging MindsRead the stories of families standing up to shame and stigma by responding directly - on their own or with the support of others - when it feels safe to do so.