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Fact sheet
Supporting trans or gender diverse children and their families with gender affirmation: A guide for GPs and paediatricians
Susanne ProsserThis resource has been designed to guide practitioners through a conversation with a family and their child who is exploring their gender identity and who might be trans or gender diverse. It is both a checklist for you to use in your organisation, and a conversation guide. -
Fact sheet
Trans and gender diverse support referral matrix
Susanne ProsserThis matrix includes suggestions for websites and organisations to further your understanding about supporting trans and gender diverse people. -
Webinar
Engaging mothers and children affected by family and domestic violence webinar
Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN)The webinar featured a facilitated interdisciplinary panel discussion of a case study. The panel comprised of Professor Sarah Wendt (Flinders University), Dr Aerinn Morgan (Uniting Communities) and Ms Megan Hughes (Women's Safety Services). Dan Moss, Emerging Minds’ Workforce Development Manager facilitated the discussion. -
Short article
How can the Australian child protection system better help children who experience cumulative harm?
Rosemary SheehanThis short article has been adapted from a paper recently published in Child and Family Social Work: ‘Cumulative harm in the child protection system: The Australian context’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12621). The paper was based on a systematic literature review of how ‘cumulative harm’ is understood and operationalised within current Australian child protection legislation, policy and practice. -
Framework
Workforce Development Framework
Emerging MindsThis document outlines the National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health’s (NWC) strategy to support health, social and community professionals in identifying, assessing and supporting infants and children who are at risk of, or currently experiencing, mental health difficulties. The Framework focuses on prevention and early intervention and is built upon needs assessments conducted with practitioners. -
Research summary
Highlights in child mental health research: June 2019
Prepared by AIFSThis June research summary provides a selection of recently released papers, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses related to infant and child mental health. Each article is accompanied by a brief synopsis that highlights the key messages of the paper. Links to abstracts, full-text articles and related resources, where available, are provided. -
Webinar
Trauma informed practice in your learning community webinar
BeYou and Emerging MindsThe webinar panel, made up of Sally Gissing of Beyond Blue and Nicola Palfrey and Margaret Nixon of ANU, address about how trauma informed practice can be beneficial to all children, including those who have experienced trauma, regardless of the source or the type, and to think about what may already be done in your practice. -
Webinar
Supporting the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children through a collaborative community approach webinar
Child Family Community Australia & Emerging MindsThe webinar panel, made up of Bill Wilson, Dana Shen and Ruth Tulloch, discussed their extensive work with non-Indigenous services and Aboriginal communities to find ways to address this gap. -
Short article
Enhancing father engagement in parenting programs: A challenge for practitioners and policymakers
Meryn LechowiczEvidence-based parenting interventions have been shown to have immediate and long-term positive effects on children's wellbeing. More recently, research has shown increased positive changes in children's behaviour and better parenting practices resulting from programs involving fathers as well as mothers. Yet fathers are underrepresented in services that concern child wellbeing. -
Practice paper
Six ways to support child-focused practice in adult services
Emerging MindsThis paper details support and development processes that will build the confidence and competence of adult service professionals. It provides examples that can be adapted in adult services to support child-focused practice. These processes will enable staff to focus on the social and emotional wellbeing of children, even if it is not their ‘core focus’. -
Webinar
The effects of trauma on children’s mental health webinar
Emerging Minds and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)This webinar was presented in conjunction with Emerging Minds and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. It features Dr Nick Kowalenko (psychiatrist), Dr Penny Burns (GP), Phoebe (Child and Family Partner) and facilitator, Dr James Best. The presenters discuss the effects of trauma on children's mental health using a case study from Emerging Minds’ e-learning learning courses. The speakers give practical examples of how GPs can engage with parents and children. -
Practice paper
Child-focused social work practice in the context of family and domestic violence: Understanding the impact of male violence
Priscilla Dunk-West and Sarah Wendt, Flinders UniversityThis resource examines male violence and its impact on families – specifically, women and their children. It highlights the importance of research-informed social work intervention that is child-centred and safety-focused and outlines some of the complexities in working with mothers and children who are experiencing violence, and with men who perpetrate FDV.