Primary health strategies for working with children who present with ADHD concerns

Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN), Australia, December 2023

Related to Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Developmental difficulties and delays, Disability

Co-produced by the Mental Health Professionals’ Network (MHPN), our webinar panel discuss primary health strategies that support effective work with children who exhibit ADHD behaviours, and how to best collaborate with schools and other services to assist them.

Facilitated by Nicole Rollbusch (Practice Development Officer, Emerging Minds), our panel includes:

Amanda Peters (lived experience/child and family partner)
Dr Andrew Leech (GP); and
Carla Koay (occupational therapist).

Slides Panel bios Case study Supporting resources

Discover more resources

Podcast

Higher weight and neurodivergence in childhood

Annie Crowe

Runtime

00:27:00

Released

28/11/22
In focus

In focus: Child mental health and disability

Emerging Minds

Meeting the needs of children with disability can be complex and challenging at times. But a sense of curiosity and a willingness to look beyond the child’s disability to understand their unique strengths, skills and hopes will support you in this work. Learn more in this in focus article.
Short article

It’s time to do more about the mental health of children with intellectual disability

Jacqueline Bloomfield

Children with intellectual disability are more likely to experience mental health difficulties than their typically developing peers. Efforts towards prevention and early intervention are required from all support services in order to best promote the mental health of children with intellectual disability and their families.
Website

Understanding ADHD in children

American Academy of Pediatrics

The webpage provides information for parents about understanding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.
Website

ADHD Parenting Tips

HelpGuide

This webpage includes tips for parents about helping children and teenagers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Practice paper

Wellbeing for workers supporting children and families after a disaster

Emerging Minds

This resource focuses on how to look after your own wellbeing as a practitioner or worker when supporting children and families after a disaster.
Practice paper

Play and creative expression

Emerging Minds

This resource demonstrates the importance of encouraging play and creative expression to help children unpack, explore and process difficult experiences like disaster. Creative expression is encouraged as a way for children to communicate about complex emotions and feelings, especially when they might be difficult to articulate verbally
Practice paper

Support networks

Emerging Minds

In addition to the support of extended family, friends and the learning community, responses from governments and specialist mental health services plus digital resources are important to the successful recovery of children and families after a disaster.
Practice paper

Routines and predictability

Emerging Minds

Re-establishing routines and setting boundaries and expectations are important for restoring children's sense of stability and safety after a disaster, especially when they have to spend time away from their parents or home.
Practice paper

Emotional regulation

Emerging Minds

This resource explains the importance of connection, emotional literacy and environment in helping children feel safe, and how regulation can be achieved through the body using sensory- and movement-based exercises, along with fun, relaxing and mindfulness activities.
Practice paper

Child–adult relationships

Emerging Minds

Following a disaster it's common for children to experience increased separation anxiety. This resources explores how parents can help children to develop safe relationships with other caring adults.
Practice paper

Communication and meaning-making

Emerging Minds

This resource offers strategies to support children in making sense of their experiences and process their feelings to help reduce distress, and prevent trauma and mental health difficulties.

Primary health strategies for working with children who present with ADHD concerns

Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN), Australia, December 2023

Discover more resources

Higher weight and neurodivergence in childhood

In focus: Child mental health and disability

It’s time to do more about the mental health of children with intellectual disability

Understanding ADHD in children

ADHD Parenting Tips

Wellbeing for workers supporting children and families after a disaster

Play and creative expression

Support networks

Routines and predictability

Emotional regulation

Child–adult relationships

Communication and meaning-making

Subscribe to our newsletters