A biopsychosocial approach to supporting child mental health

Emerging Minds and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), Australia, July 2021

Related to Child mental health, Mental health care

Gathering information as part of a biopsychosocial approach is a pre-existing and transferable skill that any GP can use in a child mental health assessment.

Facilitated by Dr James Best with presenters Dr Michaela Baulderstone, Dr Nick Kowalenko and Bronwen Hocking, this webinar will explore the features of a biopsychosocial formulation with children aged 5-12, its importance in supporting child mental health and its contribution to mental health treatment planning.

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Webinar

Identifying developmental concerns in school-aged children

Emerging Minds and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)

This webinar with the RACGP explores how ‘typical development’ is defined in children aged 5-12, the relationship between mental health difficulties and developmental difficulties in school-aged children, and the skills required to identify developmental concerns. Facilitated by Dr James Best, panellists include Dr Andrew Leech, Felicity Kime, Susan Pagel and Dr Stephen Stathis.
Practitioners Podcast

Supporting child mental health in general practice

Dr Sara Whitburn

Runtime

00:24:17

Released

25/6/19
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Research summary

Highlights in child mental health research: June 2024

Prepared by AIFS

This June 2024 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 the 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.
Webinar

Navigating cultural differences and ethical dilemmas when working with culturally diverse families

Child Family Community Australia & Emerging Minds

Learn how to best support the mental health and wellbeing of children and families from diverse cultural (or CALD) backgrounds in our co-produced webinar with Child Family Community Australia (CFCA).
Toolkit

Children’s mental health and two generation approaches

FrameWorks Institute

This mini toolkit builds on our original framework, providing specific guidance and recommendations for communicating about intergenerational approaches to wellbeing.
Toolkit

Children’s mental health and climate change and disasters

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Practice paper

Culturally responsive strategies for promoting children’s health and wellbeing across diverse communities (part two)

Amanda Kemperman, Emerging Minds

This paper is the second of two that discuss culturally responsive practice to support children’s mental health and wellbeing when working with families with diverse cultural (or CALD) backgrounds.
Practice paper

Culturally responsive understandings for promoting children’s health and wellbeing across diverse communities (part one)

Amanda Kemperman, Emerging Minds

This paper is the first of two that discuss practising cultural responsiveness in working with families from diverse (or CALD) communities to support children’s mental health and wellbeing.
Research summary

Highlights in child mental health research: May 2024

Prepared by AIFS

This May 2024 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 the 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.
Short article

Sleep health and sleep inequities in children

Dr Mandy Truong, Australian Institute of Family Studies

This short article outlines what sleep inequities are, and explores the relationship between sleep health and child mental health among school-aged children.

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A biopsychosocial approach to supporting child mental health

Emerging Minds and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), Australia, July 2021

Discover more resources

Identifying developmental concerns in school-aged children

Supporting child mental health in general practice

What is a practice nurse?

What is a family law counsellor?

Highlights in child mental health research: June 2024

Navigating cultural differences and ethical dilemmas when working with culturally diverse families

Children’s mental health and two generation approaches

Children’s mental health and climate change and disasters

Culturally responsive strategies for promoting children’s health and wellbeing across diverse communities (part two)

Culturally responsive understandings for promoting children’s health and wellbeing across diverse communities (part one)

Highlights in child mental health research: May 2024

Sleep health and sleep inequities in children

This resource is part of the following toolkits

GP toolkit

Toolkit Sections:

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