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Video
The impact of drought on children
Emerging MindsThis video outlines some of the impacts of drought on children and discusses how the impacts of drought on families can differ from other types of disaster. -
Fact sheet
Supporting children during drought (infographic)
Emerging MindsThis infographic lists seven tips for supporting children during drought including looking after yourself and seeing things from the perspective of a child. -
Fact sheet
How can I support children during a drought?
Emerging MindsA drought is a whole-family, whole-community issue and it is important to support children in particular during this time. This resource outlines some tips for supporting yourself and your children during a drought. -
Website
Eating disorders and body image helpline
Butterfly FoundationButterfly Foundation provides support services, treatment and resources for all Australians impacted by eating disorders and body image issues. -
Webinar
Practice strategies for working with children with disability
Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN)This webinar discusses practice approaches that will help you to support the agency of children living with disability and identify and encourage families’ strengths, interests, preferences and know-how. -
Online course
Understanding childhood bullying and mental health
Emerging MindsThis online course builds foundational knowledge to best support the mental health and wellbeing of children experiencing bullying. -
Practice paper
Exploring bullying in context: Children’s relationships, friendships and social functioning
Antony Gates, Parenting Research CentreThis practice paper discusses how exploring a child or young person’s social world to build your understanding of their strengths and vulnerabilities will help you identify and provide support for bullying involvement (that is, experiencing or engaging in bullying, or both). -
Practice paper
Working with families to prevent bullying
Antony Gates, Parenting Research CentreThis resource describes how practitioners from a range of fields who are employed outside the school system can help protect children from bullying. Approaches include raising parents’ awareness of bullying as an issue and looking at how building social connections can help. -
Practice paper
Supporting families to navigate school responses to bullying
Antony Gates, Parenting Research CentreThis resource presents principles and practices that can be applied by a wide range of practitioners who form relationships with children and families when checking in about bullying, school responses to bullying so far, and – most importantly – how the family feels about the process. -
Webinar
Infant and early childhood mental health: Developing a plan with the family
Emerging Minds and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)This webinar identifies the key aspects of developing a plan to respond to mental health difficulties experienced by infants and young children. Facilitated by Dr James Best, the panel of guest speakers include Dr Nick Kowalenko, Dr Michaela Baulderstone and Nikko (Child and Family Parnter). Based on a case study, a number of practice skills were examined, and the panellists respond to practice challenges raised by webinar participants. Upon completion of the webinar, you will be able to apply the skills in developing a plan to meet the needs of the child and family. -
Research summary
Highlights in child mental health research: June 2022
VariousThis June 2022 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 that month, followed by a list of selected articles. Each article is accompanied by a brief synopsis which presents the key messages and highlights. -
Webinar
Supporting children who have disclosed trauma
Child Family Community Australia & Emerging MindsCo-produced with CFCA, this webinar explored how self-blame operates and how perpetrators may manipulate children to blame themselves, how to help children challenge feelings of complicity in their trauma experiences by focusing directly on the power difference between children and adults, and children’s stories of protests or choices they have made throughout their experiences that kept themselves, or their loved ones, safe, to acknowledge that no child is a passive recipient of trauma.