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Webinar

A biopsychosocial approach to supporting child mental health

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

This webinar explores 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.
Research paper

4. How to support caregivers and families living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

Dr Sara McLean

All practitioners are likely to encounter children and families that are living with FASD. This resource supports practitioners to understand the likely impact of FASD on families, and how they can best support children and families living with FASD.
Research paper

2. Understanding the impacts of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) on child mental health

Dr Sara McLean

This resource highlights the significance of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) to practitioners working in child, family and/or adult-focused services. In particular, it outlines emerging understandings about the association between FASD and common mental health concerns in children and young people. It is part of a series of Emerging Minds resources on FASD and its impact on children and families.
Fact sheet

How to build connection with our families

Emerging Minds
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What is connection and why is it important?

Emerging Minds
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Connection with our families
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Australian Government
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Lessons in co-design from The Lived Experience Network
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Why communication matters in lived experience work

Emerging Minds
Practice paper

Supporting families while they wait for a health care service

Sara Abdi, Parenting Research Centre

Extended wait times to access health services can be harmful for children and their family, but health care practitioners can support families on a waitlist through regular communication and contact, planning, identifying informal supports, and providing information and resources to support them through the waiting period.
Practice paper

How the experiences and circumstances of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) children and families influence child mental health

Anagha Joshi and Pragya Gartoulla, Australian Institute of Family Studies

Understand how the experiences of children and families from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds can affect child mental health and strategies to support children’s mental health through inclusive and curious practice.
Practice paper

Culturally informed ways to support mental health in refugee and asylum seeker children

Pragya Gartoulla and Anagha Joshi, Australian Institute of Family Studies

This practice paper aims to provide practitioners with information about culturally informed ways to support the mental health of refugee and asylum seeker children who are likely to have been exposed to significant adversity during crucial phases of their development.

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Discover more resources

A biopsychosocial approach to supporting child mental health

4. How to support caregivers and families living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

2. Understanding the impacts of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) on child mental health

How to build connection with our families

What is connection and why is it important?

Connection with our families

New resource

Lessons in co-design from The Lived Experience Network

Why communication matters in lived experience work

Supporting families while they wait for a health care service

How the experiences and circumstances of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) children and families influence child mental health

Culturally informed ways to support mental health in refugee and asylum seeker children

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