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In focus
Lessons in co-design from The Lived Experience Network
Emerging MindsThis article explores the genesis of the South Australian Government Department of Human Services's Lived Experience Network; what practitioners and organisations can learn from peoples' lived experience of adversity; and why it's important to include lived experience in services and systems. -
Podcast
Co-design lessons from the Lived Experience Network – part one
Multiple guestsRuntime00:25:00Released29/5/23 -
Podcast
Co-design lessons from the Lived Experience Network – part two
Multiple guestsRuntime00:22:53Released29/5/23 -
Fact sheet
Why communication matters in lived experience work
Lydia Trowse and Bec Edser, Emerging MindsTo be successful in their roles, people with lived experience need to be provided with enough information about the organisation and systems they’re working within, as well as what is expected of them. Learn how the Lived Experience Network provides its members with information in a way that’s easy to digest, and provides regular opportunities to check-in with people’s understanding along the way. -
Toolkit
Child and Family Partnerships Toolkit
Emerging MindsAt Emerging Minds we strive to lead by example and ensure that we proactively include the voices of children and families in our work. Our goal is to support respectful partnerships that allow children and families to share with us their stories of strength, hope and resilience – as well as their challenges – to inform our work. The purpose of this toolkit is to assist other organisations to develop and implement child and family partnership strategies across all areas of their work. -
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.