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Online Course
Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and children: A framework for understanding
Online CourseThis course will assist you, as a non-Aboriginal practitioner, to develop the skills and understanding to build genuine partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, families and communities. -
Online Course
Improving the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
Online CourseThis course, produced in partnership with The Healing Foundation, will use a positive, strengths-based, ‘hope-inspired’ focus to support your work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families. It also uses a social-political-historical lens to build an understanding of disadvantage, loss of culture, and trauma in the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families. -
Online Course
Healing the Past by Nurturing the Future: Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families
Online CourseDevelop strategies and skills to identify and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents experiencing complex trauma. -
Online Course
Replanting the Birthing Trees: Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and children in the first 2,000 days
Online CourseThis course honours the wisdom of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parenting practices that have endured for over 60,000 years, and invites practitioners to be curious, notice this ancient knowledge and consider how it can be applied in contemporary practices. -
Online Course
Using Aboriginal cultural knowledge systems to strengthen families’ resilience
Online CourseBuild your understanding of key historical considerations, cultural protective factors and the importance of relationships when engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. -
Webinar
Identifying and responding to child sexual abuse: Supporting the mental health of children and young people
Child Family Community Australia & Emerging MindsThis webinar combines practice and lived experience to explore how we as a sector can better identify and respond to child sexual abuse and support victims and survivors to heal and recover. It is intended to complement ‘Trauma prevention and early intervention approaches with children and young people’ which was broadcast in September 2025. -
Webinar
Beginning child aware conversations with parents who use substances
Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN)In this webinar with the Mental Health Professionals Network (MHPN), our multidisciplinary panel will explore and identify reasons that may underlie school attendance difficulties. This presentation will promote the value of partnership-based, trauma-informed strategies to support a contextualised understanding of each child’s unique needs in education settings. -
Guide
Australian Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline For Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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Video
What is a child and family health nurse?
Emerging MindsLearn more about how a practice nurse can support you and your family. -
Short article
Self-harm in primary school-aged children
Dr Laura Gobey, Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS)This article provides a summary of the research evidence on self-harm behaviours in primary school-aged children. It outlines what self-harm behaviours are, how common they are, and why primary school-aged children may be self-harming. -
Webinar
Towards a comprehensive child mental health system: Exploring workforce availability
Emerging MindsThis webinar is intended for organisational and systems leaders across the health, education, social and community services sectors, as well as practitioners with an interest in workforce development. -
Research summary
Highlights in child mental health research: September 2025
Prepared by AIFSThe August 2025 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 that presents the key messages and highlights. Links to abstracts, full-text articles and related resources, where available, are provided.