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What is child mental health?
Mental health is something that all people have, from infants right through to adults, and it exists on a continuum ranging from good, to times when a person is feeling less well, to a variety of mental health difficulties. -
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Children’s rights
Upholding and protecting children’s rights is essential to promoting their mental health. As a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRoC)1, Australia has a responsibility to ensure that children’s best interests are reflected in policy and program planning, and that children are widely supported… -
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The child and their local ecology
More than any other age group, the wellbeing of infants and children is dependent on their social and environmental context. Infant and child mental health is best understood within a framework that accounts for individual child characteristics, family strengths and vulnerabilities, and broader community, social and economic factors. -
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Trauma informed
Trauma involves experiences that overwhelm a person’s ability to cope. Trauma-informed care is a framework for service delivery based on an understanding of how trauma affects people’s lives and service needs. Trauma-informed care can be described as a framework for human service delivery that is based on knowledge and understanding… -
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NWC delivery partners
Emerging Minds has partnered with the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS), the Parenting Research Centre (PRC) and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) to deliver the National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health. Read more about our delivery partners below. -
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We’re always on the lookout for talented people! See below for our current vacancies. We also recommend that you follow our LinkedIn page where we post new vacancies. -
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Privacy policy and terms of use
Our service The Australian Infant Child Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association Ltd trading as Emerging Minds (‘we’ or ‘us’) is dedicated to advancing the mental health and emotional wellbeing of Australian infants, children, adolescents and their families. Emerging Minds develops mental health policy, services, interventions, training, programs and resources… -
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Online training courses
Emerging Minds Learning is the home of free online training courses to support children’s mental health and wellbeing. Our innovative courses are designed to support professionals in health, community and social services to grow their skills and confidence in working with children (aged 0-12), parents and families. You’ll find a… -
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Who we are
For over 20 years, Emerging Minds has been dedicated to advancing the mental health and emotional wellbeing of Australian infants, children, adolescents and their families. The organisation now leads the National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health, delivered in partnership with the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS), the Parenting…