Keeping In Touch with your children toolkit

Emerging Minds, Australia, 2019

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For some practitioners working in adult-only residential and inpatient mental health and alcohol and other drug treatment programs, starting conversations about parenting, and working with parents and their children might be new and challenging. This toolkit contains resources which provide practical ways for promoting parent-child connectedness during periods of separation.

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Staying connected when a parent works away from home

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29/7/24
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Keeping in Touch (KIT): Supporting parents in residential and inpatient mental health settings

Emerging Minds

For 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.
Fact sheet

Keeping in Touch (KIT) implementation action plan – mental health settings

Emerging Minds

This action plan provides practical actions and recommendations to help you successfully implement the Keeping in Touch Menu in your setting.
Resource summary

Keeping in Touch (KIT): Supporting parents in alcohol and other drugs residential rehab

Emerging Minds

Starting 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.
Fact sheet

Keeping in Touch (KIT) implementation action plan – AOD settings

Emerging Minds

This action plan provides practical actions and recommendations to help you successfully implement the Keeping in Touch Menu in your setting.
Toolkit

Family partnerships for educators toolkit

Emerging Minds

A collection of self-guided resources to support implementation of a model for building family partnerships at your school.
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Lived Experience Expertise: Supporting the Transition to Parenting

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This webinar provides practitioners with practical insights into how peer support can strengthen therapeutic relationships, complement clinical practice and enhance continuity of care.
Research summary

Highlights in child mental health research: March 2026

Prepared by AIFS

The March 2026 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, 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.
Webinar

Clinical application of social and emotional wellbeing to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families

Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN)

In this webinar, our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander panellists guide practitioners on how to balance clinical and cultural knowledge, address common implementation challenges, and embed culturally informed approaches throughout therapeutic and care planning processes.
Research summary

Highlights in child mental health research: February 2026

Prepared by AIFS

The February 2026 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, 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.
Guide

Parenting our way: Resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and families

Emerging Minds

Created with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents, families and workers, this guide shares ideas and tips for understanding and supporting children’s social and emotional wellbeing.
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Parenting our way: What’s important to you as a parent?

Emerging Minds

Parenting isn’t one-size-fits-all. Having a look at your values, beliefs and what feels right for your family can make a big difference. This resource will help you to explore what matters most to you as a parent.

Keeping In Touch with your children toolkit

Emerging Minds, Australia, 2019

Discover more resources

Staying connected when a parent works away from home

Keeping in Touch (KIT): Supporting parents in residential and inpatient mental health settings

Keeping in Touch (KIT) implementation action plan – mental health settings

Keeping in Touch (KIT): Supporting parents in alcohol and other drugs residential rehab

Keeping in Touch (KIT) implementation action plan – AOD settings

Family partnerships for educators toolkit

Lived Experience Expertise: Supporting the Transition to Parenting

Highlights in child mental health research: March 2026

Clinical application of social and emotional wellbeing to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families

Highlights in child mental health research: February 2026

Parenting our way: Resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and families

Parenting our way: What’s important to you as a parent?