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Practice paper
Complex trauma through a trauma-informed lens: Supporting the wellbeing of infants and young children
Michele Hervatin, Parenting Research CentreThis resource introduces complex trauma and trauma-informed care, including their importance in supporting the wellbeing and mental health of infants and young children. It explores the possible effects of complex trauma in early childhood (i.e. birth through to five years), and aims to support professionals to use a ‘whole-child’ approach that considers how early life experiences (including trauma) may shape development and behaviour. -
Video
Looking back: A co-design project with young people
Emerging Minds and Satellite FoundationThe ‘Looking back project’ features four short videos created by young people with lived experience of either adversity, parental mental illness or trauma. In these videos, they ‘look back’ to tell a story about their early years: the challenges, memories, thoughts and feelings, all through the lens of their now-adult selves. -
Online Course
Parental mental illness and child-aware practice
Online CourseThis course acknowledges the resilience and values of parents with mental illness, while recognising that mental illness can place great stress on the family. Practitioners who can sensitively and respectfully ask parents how their mental health might affect their parenting, and their children’s social and emotional wellbeing, are critical in early identification and prevention responses to children’s mental health. -
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Looking back: A co-design project with young people
In 2019, Emerging Minds partnered with Artist Made Productions and the Satellite Foundation to offer young Australians the chance to directly tell their stories of mental illness. The ‘Looking back project’ features four short videos created by young people with lived experience of either adversity, parental mental illness or trauma.… -
Podcast
Re-release: Children’s mental health during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Brad MorganRuntime00:26:54Released25/7/21 -
Research summary
Highlights in child mental health research: June 2021
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 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. -
Podcast
Overcoming adversity in work with mothers and children – part one
Christine WatsonRuntime00:33:02Released11/7/21 -
Guide
Healing through voice, culture and Country: Short films
Emerging MindsThere are many ways that organisations can help practitioners to work proactively and in culturally sensitive ways with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents. These include (but are not limited to) providing supervision and training on child-focused ways to identify and respond to presentations of family violence; providing cultural supervision and mentoring from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff to support meaningful and confident engagement; and working collaboratively with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to co-design appropriate and effective responses to families who are affected by violence. -
Online Course
Healing through voice, culture and Country
Online CourseThis foundation course focuses on stories from Community addressing family violence, a documentary that tells the living story of FDV. -
Webinar
What is the social model of disability and why is it important in child mental health? [Webinar]
Child Family Community Australia & Emerging MindsThis webinar, co-produced by Child Family Community Australia (CFCA) and Emerging Minds, explores the social model of disability, how it relates to children’s mental health and considerations for working with children and families. -
Webinar
Webinar | Shrinking problems with children and families
Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN)This webinar outlines practice skills for working with children who are experiencing emotional wellbeing problems and demonstrates how to help these children become aware of when their problems are shrinking and how to encourage them to be mindful of the skills used to shrink their problems. -
Guide
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family violence practice profile example
This resource is an example of a family and domestic violence practice profile when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.