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Fact sheet
Supporting your child’s understanding of your mental illness
Emerging MindsMental illness can be a difficult topic to talk about with anyone, especially if you're experiencing mental health difficulties yourself. But talking to your child about your mental health difficulties can be really helpful for both of you. -
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Youth voice: Self-care is health-care
Emerging MindsIn this video young people explore what self-care can look like for them. -
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Youth voice: Behaviour talks
Emerging MindsIn this video young people explore how their behaviour is a form of communication and recognise that this can be hard for parents and caregivers to know how to support them. -
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Youth voice: Support heroes
Emerging MindsIn this video young people explore the super heroes in their lives who provide support in many different ways. -
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What is a perinatal and infant psychiatrist?
Emerging MindsLearn more about how a perinatal and infant psychiatrist can support you and your family. -
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What is a speech pathologist?
Emerging MindsLearn more about what a speech pathologist can do to support you and your family. -
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What is a GP?
Emerging MindsLearn more about how a GP can support you and your family. -
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What is a child and adolescent psychiatrist?
Emerging MindsLearn more about how a child and adolescent psychiatrist can support you and your family. -
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What is a social worker?
Emerging MindsLearn more about how social workers can support you and your family. -
Fact sheet
Helping your children in a flood emergency
Brad Morgan (Emerging Minds) and Michelle Roberts (Australian Child and Adolescent Trauma, Loss & Grief Network)If your family is currently in an area that is experiencing and/or at risk of flooding, this resource outlines some steps you can take to help your children to prepare, both practically and psychologically. -
Research summary
Highlights in child mental health research: September 2022
Prepared by AIFSThis September 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. -
Practice paper
Higher weight and mental health and wellbeing in childhood
Cathryn Hunter, Parenting Research CentreThis resource aims to improve practitioners’ understanding of the connections between higher weight and mental health in childhood. It provides guidance on how practitioners can support the physical and mental health and wellbeing of children with higher weight.