Stepping up for kids: Understanding and supporting children who have experienced domestic and family violence

Australian Child and Adolescent Trauma, Loss and Grief Network (ACATLGN), Australia, 2016

Related to Family and domestic violence

This online booklet is for professionals, or any adults who want to better understand how to support children who have experienced domestic violence. It includes recent statistics and explores the impact on children, addressing common myths and fears regarding this vital issue.

Domestic and family violence can be more damaging to young people whom might not necessarily be at the very centre of the violence; and such experiences can go on to shape children’s still‑developing behavioural, emotional, biological and physical systems.

Access the booklet via the link above, or contact ACATLGN at earlytraumagrief@anu.edu.au if you or your organisation would like professionally printed versions of the booklet.

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Children affected by domestic and family violence: A review of domestic and family violence prevention, early intervention and response services

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Keeping children visible in practice responses to family and domestic violence

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This paper supports practitioners and organisations to respond to Family and Domestic Violence (FDV) in ways that prioritise children’s social and emotional wellbeing and safety.
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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.
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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.
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Listen to our voices and our stories: Including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in decisions that impact them

Kahli Regan, Tannielle McHugh, Prof Pat Dudgeon, Prof Helen Milroy, Dr Jemma Collova

To understand the issues that are impacting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people and how to best provide support, it’s important to listen to and empower the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people.
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The importance of inclusive services for LGBTQ+ parents and carers

Hilary Miller, Luke Gahan and Anna Scovelle, Australian Institute of Family Studies

This article briefly outlines how lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer (LGBTQ+) parents and carers experience barriers to inclusion when accessing services and support, and how to begin to support parents and carers in this context.
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A culturally safe research process in mental health

Prof. Helen Milroy, Lexi Prichard, Dr Jemma Collova and Dr Shraddha Kashyap

This fact sheet describes how culturally safe research can be conducted to learn about the state of cultural safety in mental health services, with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members, mental health service users, Elders, mental health workers, and Cultural Healers.
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An overview of Emerging Minds Focus

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Learn how the Emerging Minds Focus tool can help you to motivate, plan and track quality improvement in your organisation, to support the mental health and wellbeing of infants, children and their families.
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Interpreting your Results Wheels and developing your action plan in Emerging Minds Focus

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This guide has been developed to support Change Teams to interpret their Results Wheels and develop an action plan within the Emerging Minds Focus quality improvement tool.
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Emerging Minds Program Director, Brad Morgan and Manager, Partnerships and Implementation, Helen Francis introduce the Emerging Minds Focus quality improvement tool.
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Does labelling racism as bullying perpetuate a colour-blind approach when working with culturally diverse families?

Amanda Kemperman, Emerging Minds

This resource examines the significant impacts faced by culturally diverse (or CALD) children and families when subjected to racism, particularly when it is acknowledged and addressed within the context of bullying. It offers practical strategies to help practitioners further develop their culturally responsive practice approaches.
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What factors predict long-term mental health for children in out-of-home care?

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Stepping up for kids: Understanding and supporting children who have experienced domestic and family violence

Australian Child and Adolescent Trauma, Loss and Grief Network (ACATLGN), Australia, 2016

Discover more resources

Children affected by domestic and family violence: A review of domestic and family violence prevention, early intervention and response services

Keeping children visible in practice responses to family and domestic violence

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)

Listen to our voices and our stories: Including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in decisions that impact them

The importance of inclusive services for LGBTQ+ parents and carers

A culturally safe research process in mental health

An overview of Emerging Minds Focus

Interpreting your Results Wheels and developing your action plan in Emerging Minds Focus

Introducing Emerging Minds Focus

Does labelling racism as bullying perpetuate a colour-blind approach when working with culturally diverse families?

What factors predict long-term mental health for children in out-of-home care?

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