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What to consider when creating organisational change
This page provides information on the building blocks for enabling shifts in practice. There are three core areas that are foundational to creating organisational change: organisational ownership supportive operational environment staff equipped with skills, knowledge and support to practice. Each area has its own key actions and evidence-based strategies.… -
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Emergency services and first responders
Emergency services and first responders have a responsibility to keep the child in sight in the context of their work. There are opportunities in their interactions with children and families to identify a need, and/or provide basic information and support. For example, first responders play an invaluable role in supporting… -
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Local government and community services
Thriving communities promote positive child mental health. Positive child mental health promotes thriving communities. Local government and other community services have a responsibility to keep the child in sight in the context of their work. There are opportunities in their interactions with children and families to identify a need, and/or… -
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Adult-focused services
Many outside forces influence children’s mental health. Financial instability, insecure housing or employment, mental health difficulties, substance use issues, and family and domestic violence can all cause families enormous stress and anxiety. When parents experience a lot of stress, it can impact on them as parents and their relationships with… -
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Child-focused services
Many outside forces influence children’s mental health. Financial instability, insecure housing or employment, mental health difficulties, substance use issues, and family and domestic violence can all cause families enormous stress and anxiety. When parents experience a lot of stress, it can impact on them as parents and their relationships with… -
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How to create organisational change
Every organisation has a unique set of existing structures and practices that can be changed or enhanced to improve outcomes for children and families. Embedding structural changes, as well as shifts in practice, is usually an iterative and ongoing journey. It involves recognising the organisation’s strengths and what is already… -
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Emerging Minds Reconciliation Tree
The Emerging Minds Reconciliation Tree was created as a part of the 2022 NAIDOC Week celebrations. Staff members came together to paint a eucalypt leaf from the Country where they live and work as well as contributing words and messages about what Reconciliation in our organisation means to us. The… -
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Parents with a mental illness
Parents and carers have skills, strengths and supports they use to help children thrive. But, if you experience mental health difficulties it can sometimes be challenging to draw on these capabilities. Australian research has found that up to one in four children are being raised by a parent with mental… -
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Child and youth voice
Sometimes it can be difficult to understand daily life from a child’s perspective. At Emerging Minds we value the unique view of children and young people as they grow and develop. Our child and youth voice projects help parents to learn from young people with lived experience. Check them out… -
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Looking Back series
The Looking Back series was made by young adults who ‘look back’ on a tough or difficult moment (or part) of their childhood. They reflected on what was going on for them at that time, and what helped them stay strong, or helped them to learn or even grow from… -
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Natural disasters
More Australian children than ever before are living through natural disasters, as extreme weather events such as floods, bushfires and droughts occur more often and with increasing intensity. A growing amount of research shows that exposure to these disasters can have a profound impact on children in terms of their…