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Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Core principles Engaging with, and valuing, local knowledge and connections is the core principle for any work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. All Emerging Minds resources intentionally developed for non-Indigenous practitioners are co-created with and reviewed by our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander National Consultancy Group, reference group… -
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StigmaBeat: Working with rural young people to reduce mental health stigma
The StigmaBeat project stands out for its innovative approach, collaborating with young people from rural communities to create short films to combat mental health and intersectional stigma. Through creative co-design workshops, participants were invited and supported to express their lived experiences and perspectives. The project outcomes include not only developing… -
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About Emerging Minds families
Here at Emerging Minds Families we develop free resources to help all families access the right information, at the right time. We work together with families and professionals and draw on the latest research to produce information and resources to help you support children’s mental health and wellbeing. Watch our… -
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Understanding and supporting children’s mental health
Some people and organisations use the term ‘mental health’ to mean mental illness. But mental health is something everyone has, including babies and young children. A child’s mental health can change, depending on what’s going on in their life, and is shaped by many different things. -
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Five ways to support your children’s mental health
Download a printable copy of Five ways to support your children’s mental health Definition Emerging Minds acknowledges that families come in many forms. For the purposes of easy reading, the term ‘parent’ encompasses the biological, adoptive, foster and kinship carers of a child, as well as individuals who have chosen… -
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Emerging Minds Focus demonstration videos
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Why use Emerging Minds Focus?
No matter the size of your organisation, everyone can make a difference for infant and child mental health and wellbeing. Embedding mental health literacy and child-focused, parent-sensitive principles across all levels of an organisation is the most effective way to foster positive outcomes for infants, children and families, and meet… -
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Emerging Minds Focus Organisational Survey email templates
The Organisational and Change Team Surveys are a key feature of Emerging Minds Focus. They enable you to identify where your organisation is succeeding in supporting infant and child mental health, development and family wellbeing, as well as which areas require action, resourcing and greater attention. The survey contains a… -
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How to use Emerging Minds Focus
The following resources are designed to support your work with Emerging Minds Focus. If you have any questions, check out our frequently asked questions. -
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Emerging Minds Focus user guide
This user guide defines relevant terms used in Emerging Minds Focus, outlines the platform’s functionality, and provides an overview of the quality improvement process. It offers a step-by-step guide to forming your Change Team, conducting your surveys and analysing your results, creating your action plan, completing the actions, and tracking… -
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Emerging Minds Focus
Emerging Minds Focus takes organisations on a quality improvement journey in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of infants, children and their families. Designed for Change Teams made up of service managers, organisational executives and staff, Focus will help you to motivate, plan and track quality improvement in your organisation,… -
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Communities of practice
Emerging Minds facilitates several networks and communities of practice for leaders, practitioners and champions for child mental health and wellbeing. Joining includes access to free online events, resources and networking opportunities designed to demonstrate and share innovative ways that services are strengthening support for child and family mental health. To…