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Webinar
Identifying and responding to child sexual abuse: Supporting the mental health of children and young people
Child Family Community Australia & Emerging MindsThis webinar combines practice and lived experience to explore how we as a sector can better identify and respond to child sexual abuse and support victims and survivors to heal and recover. It is intended to complement ‘Trauma prevention and early intervention approaches with children and young people’ which was broadcast in September 2025. -
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Beginning child aware conversations with parents who use substances
Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN)In this webinar with the Mental Health Professionals Network (MHPN), our multidisciplinary panel will explore and identify reasons that may underlie school attendance difficulties. This presentation will promote the value of partnership-based, trauma-informed strategies to support a contextualised understanding of each child’s unique needs in education settings. -
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Australian Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline For Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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Towards a comprehensive child mental health system: Exploring workforce availability
Emerging MindsThis 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 AIFSThe 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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Resources for supporting infants and children in disasters
This practice guide is a series of resources on child-centred and family-focused approaches in disaster preparedness, response and recovery. It aims to equip you with foundational knowledge and evidence-informed approaches to support infants, children and their families during and after disasters, and promote their long-term healing and wellbeing. -
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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. -
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Highlights in child mental health research: August 2025
Prepared by AIFSThe 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. -
Webinar
Trauma prevention and early intervention approaches with children and young people
Child Family Community Australia & Emerging MindsOur webinar with Child Family Community Australia (CFCA) focuses on the importance of trauma prevention and early intervention in facilitating the mental wellbeing of children and young people. Drawing on the expertise of Professor Daryl Higgins, a key researcher in the ACMS, and Shankari Sundaram, a counsellor at Rebuild - Relationships Australia South Australia, it also outlines strategies for practitioners, organisations and systems to use in the prevention and intervention of child maltreatment. -
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Highlights in child mental health research: July 2025
Prepared by AIFSThe July 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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Wellbeing for workers supporting children and families after a disaster webinar
Child Family Community Australia & Emerging MindsCo-produced with Child Family Community Australia (CFCA) will explore how to support workers who engage with children and families during and after disasters or severe weather events. It is intended for both managers and frontline practitioners.