Resources for supporting infants and children in disasters

Related to Bushfires, Climate change, Disasters, Drought, Floods, Living in rural and remote areas, Pandemic, Preparing for natural disasters, Responding to traumatic events

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These resources on child-centred and family-focused approaches to disaster preparedness, response and recovery aim to equip you with the knowledge and tools to support infants, children and their families during and after disasters, while promoting their long-term healing and wellbeing.

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Resources for Community Leaders from the Community Trauma Toolkit

Australian National University

This resource summary provides a list of resources for community leaders from the Community Trauma Toolkit including podcasts, workshops, videos and fact sheets.
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Resources for General Practitioners from the Community Trauma Toolkit

Australian National University

This resource summary provides a list of resources for general practitioners from the Community Trauma Toolkit including short articles, videos, podcasts and fact sheets.
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Resources for Health and Social Service Practitioners from the Community Trauma Toolkit

Australian National University

This resource summary provides a list of resources for health and social service practitioners from the Community Trauma Toolkit including podcasts, fact sheets, short articles, videos and workshops.
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Resources for educators from the Community Trauma Toolkit

Australian National University

This resource summary provides a list of resources for educators from the Community Trauma Toolkit including short articles, videos, workshops, podcasts and fact sheets.
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Resources for first responders from the Community Trauma Toolkit

Australian National University

This resource summary provides a list of resources for first responders from the Community Trauma Toolkit including short articles, videos, workshops, podcasts and fact sheets.
Guide

Australian Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline For Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Australasian ADHD Professionals Association (AADPA)
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What is a child and family health nurse?

Emerging Minds

Learn more about how a practice nurse can support you and your family.
Short article

Self-harm in primary school-aged children

Dr Laura Gobey, Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS)

This article provides a summary of the research evidence on self-harm behaviours in primary school-aged children. It outlines what self-harm behaviours are, how common they are, and why primary school-aged children may be self-harming.
Webinar

Towards a comprehensive child mental health system: Exploring workforce availability

Emerging Minds

This webinar is intended for organisational and systems leaders across the health, education, social and community services sectors, as well as practitioners with an interest in workforce development.
Research summary

Highlights in child mental health research: September 2025

Prepared by AIFS

The 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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Resources for supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families

These resources explore how non-Indigenous practitioners and services can develop genuine connections with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities to create the best conditions for effective service delivery; services based on respect, learning and creating shared understandings.
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GP resources

See all the accredited online courses, assessment tools, webinars, podcasts and family digital health resources Emerging Minds offers to support general practitioners/GPs in supporting children’s mental health from birth through to age 12 years.

Resources for supporting infants and children in disasters

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Resources for Community Leaders from the Community Trauma Toolkit

Resources for General Practitioners from the Community Trauma Toolkit

Resources for Health and Social Service Practitioners from the Community Trauma Toolkit

Resources for educators from the Community Trauma Toolkit

Resources for first responders from the Community Trauma Toolkit

Australian Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline For Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

What is a child and family health nurse?

Self-harm in primary school-aged children

Towards a comprehensive child mental health system: Exploring workforce availability

Highlights in child mental health research: September 2025

Resources for supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families

GP resources

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