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Webinar
Cultural considerations in supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families
Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN)This webinar, facilitated by Dana Shen, outlines the importance of cultural identity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and identifies strategies and resources to support that. -
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Decolonising mental health when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families
Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN)This webinar co-produced with the Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN) discusses the importance of decolonising mental health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families, and strategies that support the cultural needs of First Nations children and families at an individual, family and community level. -
Fact sheet
Frameworks for understanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander approaches to health
Emerging MindsNon-Indigenous practitioners who embrace these elements are more likely to develop the knowledge they need to form genuine partnerships with Aboriginal children, families and communities. -
Guide
Improving the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
Emerging Minds and Healing FoundationIn partnership with the Healing Foundation, these resources have been developed to improve social and emotional wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. -
Resource summary
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing learning pathway
Emerging MindsThis pathway includes courses for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous practitioners who work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, families, and communities. It has been developed with the support and guidance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, to specifically support non-Indigenous practitioners in mainstream organisations to engage with First Nations families. -
Webinar
Working alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care through a culturally safe framework
Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN)Co-produced with the Mental Health Professionals’ Network (MHPN), this webinar provides strategies to help practitioners deliver therapeutic responses within a culturally safe framework, supporting the social and emotional wellbeing needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care. -
Short article
National Perinatal Mental Health Guideline: 2023 update
Melissa Willoughby, Australian Institute of Family StudiesThis short resource summarises the 2023 update of the Centre of Perinatal Excellence (COPE) National Perinatal Mental Health Guideline. -
Webinar
How a ‘village’ approach can support infant and toddler mental health
Child Family Community Australia & Emerging MindsCo-produced with Child Family Community Australia (CFCA), this webinar discusses how to work collaboratively with families to engage with their 'village' and promote infant and toddler mental health. -
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.