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Practice paper
An overview of child participation: Key issues for organisations and practitioners
Nicole Paterson and Cathryn HunterThis paper provides an overview of children’s participation in decision-making processes. It highlights the benefits of participation for children, organisations, practitioners and the community, and provides an overview of key factors that practitioners and organisations should consider when consulting children. -
Practice paper
Children’s participation in decision-making processes in the child protection system: Key considerations for organisations and practitioners
Nicole PatersonThis resource provides practitioners with a guide to including children in decision-making processes within the child protection system; in particular, children’s participation in child protection or out-of-home care case planning. -
Practice paper
Supporting children’s participation through shared decision-making in child mental health care
Michele Hervatin, Parenting Research CentreThis paper is part of a suite of resources focusing on children’s participation in decisions that affect them. This resource introduces practitioners to the concepts of children’s participation and shared decision making in children’s mental health care. -
Practice paper
Supporting families while they wait for a health care service
Sara Abdi, Parenting Research CentreExtended 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 StudiesUnderstand 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 StudiesThis 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. -
Webinar
Approaches to support child mental health in culturally and linguistically diverse communities
Child Family Community Australia & Emerging MindsThis webinar focuses on working with children and families from non-humanitarian migrant communities and supporting their mental health. -
Research summary
Highlights in child mental health research: October 2022
VariousThis October 2022 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. -
Video
Your support networks: It takes a village
Emerging MindsBuilding your village and creating those support networks plays an important role your child's development. -
Video
Youth voice: Self-care is health-care
Emerging MindsIn this video young people explore what self-care can look like for them. -
Video
Youth voice: Behaviour talks
Emerging MindsIn this video young people explore how their behaviour is a form of communication and recognise that this can be hard for parents and caregivers to know how to support them. -
Video
Youth voice: Support heroes
Emerging MindsIn this video young people explore the super heroes in their lives who provide support in many different ways.