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Practice paper
How to speak with separating parents about their children’s wellbeing
Dr Nikola Balvin and Nicole PatersonThis resource outlines the importance of making children's wellbeing a central aspect of the conversations practitioners have with parents who are going through separation or divorce, and aims to address the gap by summarising the best-practice principles on parenting during separation. -
Guide
PERCS Conversation Guide: Working with substance affected parents
Emerging MindsParental substance use can affect children negatively from conception through to adulthood. But many practitioners lack confidence in talking with substance affected parents – particularly pregnant clients – about these impacts. The PERCS Conversation Guide is designed to support collaborative, respectful conversations around the impact of parental substance use on children, and improve practitioners' confidence in having these conversations. -
Guide
PERCS Conversation Guide for primary health practitioners
Emerging MindsPrimary health practitioners are in a unique position to support infants' and children's mental health, by talking with parents about how the issues they're facing might be impacting on their whole family. To make these conversations easier, Emerging Minds has created a free primary health practitioner conversation guide. -
Guide
PERCS Conversation Guide: Parental physical illness
Emerging MindsParental physical illness can have a direct impact on children’s social and emotional wellbeing. Health professionals working with parents experiencing chronic physical illness are well placed to hold preventative conversations to help reduce the negative impacts for children. This guide is designed to help professionals feel more confident in conducting these conversations with patients and clients. -
Guide
PERCS Conversation Guide: Domestic violence and children
Emerging MindsThe PERCS Conversation Guide is designed to support both specialist and non-specialist practitioners to have collaborative, respectful conversations with parent-clients about how FDV can affect the whole family. -
Research summary
Highlights in child mental health research: August 2021
Prepared by AIFSThis August 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. Links to abstracts, full-text articles and related resources, where available, are provided. -
Fact sheet
Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and children living with disability
Emerging MindsThis series of tip sheets has been co-designed with Aboriginal families, who have generously provided their intergenerational wisdom to help other families and children. It is primarily designed for non-Indigenous workers supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families where a child is living with disability. -
Webinar
Webinar | Making children visible in work with parents
Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN)In this webinar hosted by MHPN, practices to effectively engage with parents about their children’s wellbeing are explored by an interdisciplinary panel. -
Short article
Understanding children’s emotions
Dr Andrew LeechGeneral practitioners are uniquely placed to support children’s mental health and development. No other health professional has the same kind of ongoing relationship and level of intimate knowledge of a family’s health. But with this insight, comes responsibility to act when things aren’t going well. -
Practice paper
Post-natal care: Making the most of your first session with parents
Parenting Research CentrePrenatal care often focuses on preparing the parents for birth, but not necessarily about caring for their baby following the birth. Some first-time parents may feel unprepared to care for a newborn; therefore this is a time when they seek information and reassurance. Child Health Nurses (CHNs) are well-placed to provide new parents with information and reassurance. This resource provides CHNs with practical strategies for making the most of their first session with clients – particularly parents living in vulnerable circumstances. -
In focus
In focus: Talking with parents about their children
Emerging MindsThis resource provides tips for adult-focused professionals for developing skills in hearing and honouring a child's voice in absentia and in turn, improving outcomes for Australian children with mental health concerns. -
Research summary
Highlights in child mental health research: July 2021
Prepared by AIFSThis July 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. Links to abstracts, full-text articles and related resources, where available, are provided.