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Guide
How to use the Emerging Minds child care plan templates
Emerging MindsThis document steps parents and practitioners through the process of completing Emerging Minds child care plan templates. -
Fact sheet
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Summary of evidence and impacts
Emerging Minds and ANUAdverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) is a term used to describe very stressful events or circumstances that children may experience during their childhood. This fact sheet provides information on ACEs, their impact on health, development and functioning, resilience and protective factors, and emerging initiatives and programs seeking to combat the effects of ACEs. -
Fact sheet
ACEs and their health impacts
Emerging Minds and ANUAn estimated 72% of Australian children have been exposed to at least one adverse childhood experience (ACE), with a higher rate in some vulnerable Australian populations. This resource outlines the research about ACEs and their significant impacts on health and mental health. -
Fact sheet
Rationale for ACEs questions in the ACT KHC
Emerging Minds and ANUFrom 2020 the ACT Kindergarten Health Check (KHC) will also include questions regarding children’s adverse childhood experiences. This resource contains information about the rationale for including ACEs questions in the KHC. -
Fact sheet
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) interpretation guide for the ACT Kindergarten Health Check (KHC)
Emerging Minds and ANUThe ACEs score in the KHC clinical summary provided to GPs is the number of ACEs experienced as reported by parents/guardians. This resource includes a schema to provide guidance on clinical management according to score-risk, along with relevant symptomatology. -
Fact sheet
Discussing ACEs with families and next steps
Emerging Minds and ANUAn ACEs discussion is most successfully initiated and continued when it is sensitive to certain considerations and is guided by a number of principles, which are outlined in the resources contained in this toolkit. This resource contains practical information for General Practitioners. -
Fact sheet
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Discussion guide for general practitioners responding to the ACT Kindergarten Health Check (KHC)
Emerging Minds and ANUThis guide is designed to help GPs positively engage with parents and carers regarding their responses to the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) questions in the ACT Kindergarten Health Check (KHC) questionnaire. -
Fact sheet
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and children’s wellbeing – parent fact sheet
Emerging Minds and ANUAs a parent, you can help to identify and provide the right support to help your child adapt to big challenges and adversities. This fact sheet includes information on ACEs and ways you can strengthen your relationship with your child. -
Submissions
Emerging Minds response: Productivity Commission Draft Report into Mental Health, January 2020
Emerging MindsEmerging Minds welcomes the recommendations of the Productivity Commission in its Mental Health Draft Report, including the increasing attention to the mental health needs of children. This submission extends on the information provided in our previous submission, including direct feedback on specific recommendations outlined in the Draft Report. -
Submissions
Emerging Minds response to the Productivity Commission: Mental health, April 2019
Emerging MindsThis submission is Emerging Minds response to the Productivity Commission inquiry into mental health. -
Short article
How does parental work-family conflict impact on children’s mental health?
Andisheh Vahedi, Isabel Krug and Elizabeth WestruppThis short article describes how Australian parents' difficulties when juggling work and family responsibilities (referred to as 'work-family conflict') may influence their relationship with their partner, their interactions with their children, and subsequently their children's mental health across childhood and adolescence. -
Practice paper
Identifying social, emotional and behavioural difficulties in the early childhood years
Lucy TullyThe early childhood years (birth to age 3 or ‘the first 1,000 days’) are a time of rapid physical, emotional and cognitive development. Many children experience developmentally normal and transient social, emotional and behavioural problems during this time. However, for some children, these problems may also be the start of a pattern of more severe and persistent social, emotional and behavioural difficulties (SEBD). These children and their families may benefit from early and timely support.