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Guide
Parent guide one: Gathering information about your pre-teen child’s experience of anxiety
Catherine Murphy and Elly Robinson - Parenting Research CentreThe more you know about your child’s experience of anxiety, the more informed you are to make decisions about the kind of support and help you choose for them. The information in this guide can be used to help you and your practitioner make decisions and move through the decision tree together. -
Practice paper
Supporting parents of pre-teen children with mild-to-moderate anxiety
Catherine Murphy and Elly Robinson - Parenting Research CentreThis practice guide provides information about anxiety in the pre-teen years (9-12 years). It aims to help practitioners in generalist services to better support parents who have a child experiencing mild-moderate anxiety. -
Research summary
Highlights in child mental health research: October 2019
Prepared by AIFSThis October 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
Journalists and media staff as parents and carers
Margaret Nixon and Jessica MastersThis fact sheet recognises the role journalists and media staff have as parents and carers and the impact of disaster or community trauma events. -
Fact sheet
Keeping children and families in mind when reporting on disaster and community trauma events
Margaret Nixon and Jessica MastersThis fact sheet assists journalists and media staff to keeping children and families in mind when reporting on disaster and community trauma events. -
Practice paper
Keeping children and families in mind: Guidelines for media professionals reporting on disaster or community trauma events
Margaret Nixon and Jessica MastersThese guidelines for journalists and media professionals highlight the need to keep children and families in mind when reporting on traumatic events. They are intended to showcase best practice and to help protect not only the children, families, and communities who have experienced disaster and/or trauma, but also media staff and their families who may experience secondary traumatic stress from exposure to these events. -
Short article
Depression, anxiety, and peer victimisation during the transition from childhood to adolescence
Miriam K. Forbes, Sally Fitzpatrick, Natasha R. Magson and Ronald M. RapeeUntangling the direction and nature of the relationships between peer victimisation, depression and anxiety is difficult because they often co-occur. Using data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, this study aimed to answer several questions, including whether peer victimisation, depression and anxiety predict each other, and whether any of these domains have unique relationships with negative wellbeing outcomes. -
Podcast
Children and technology: Screen use
Dr Anthea RhodesRuntime00:32:54Released11/11/19 -
Webinar
Working with parents affected by alcohol and other drug use: Considering the needs of children in practice webinar
Child Family Community Australia & Emerging MindsThis webinar discussed how practitioners working with parents affected by alcohol and other drug use can enhance their child-focused practice. -
Short article
The role of neighbourhoods in young children’s mental health: What does the evidence tell us?
Amanda Alderton, Karen Villanueva, Meredith O’Connor, Claire Boulangé and Hannah BadlandYoung children's mental health is influenced by their experiences across a wide range of settings, including home, school, and their wider community and neighbourhood environment. Features of the neighbourhood such as access to good-quality housing, parks, and local services can positively shape children's early life experiences. Researchers conducted a systematic review of international research literature, investigating how the neighbourhood-built environment relates to young children's mental health. -
Podcast
Mentalisation and parent-child therapy
Dr Matthew RuggieroRuntime00:27:43Released28/10/19 -
Webinar
Working to support children and families living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder 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 Pediatrician Professor Elizabeth Elliott AM, Psychologist Dr Sara McLean and Sue Miers AM a Child and Family Partner.