Trauma response in pre-schoolers: information for educators

Australian Child and Adolescent Trauma, Loss and Grief Network, Australia, 2010

Related to Bereavement, loss and grief

This resource provides information for teachers and early childhood educators about the trauma responses, specifically after a natural disaster, that may be present in pre-school aged children.

It includes the following information:

‘What are the development challenges for preschool aged children?’
‘Parenting and environment post trauma’
‘How do young children react following trauma?’
‘Pre-school and early childhood teachers – what you should consider following a natural disaster’

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Child-centred approaches to supporting children in out-of-home care

Child Family Community Australia & Emerging Minds

Co-produced with Child Family Community Australia (CFCA), this webinar outlines practical ways to prioritise the voices of children in OOHC that can support their mental health and wellbeing. It includes perspectives and advice specific to those working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
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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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Talking to children about violent events

Emerging Minds

This resource offers tips for talking with children after a man-made disaster such as an act of mass violence.
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How a ‘village’ approach can support infant and toddler mental health

Child Family Community Australia & Emerging Minds

Co-produced with Child Family Community Australia (CFCA), this webinar discusses how to work collaboratively with families to engage with their 'village' and promote infant and toddler mental health.
Short article

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.
Fact sheet

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

Emerging Minds

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.
Practice paper

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.
Fact sheet

What type of programs improve the mental health outcomes of children in out-of-home care?

Hilary Miller and Kristel Alla, Australian Institute of Family Studies

Explore the most common types of programs that aim to improve mental health outcomes for children in out-of-home care (OOHC) and the evidence for overall program types
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What factors predict long-term mental health for children in out-of-home care?

Catherine Wade

This short article summarises a recent paper which examines how key child and family characteristics predict long-term mental health for children in out-of-home care.

Trauma response in pre-schoolers: information for educators

Australian Child and Adolescent Trauma, Loss and Grief Network, Australia, 2010

Discover more resources

Child-centred approaches to supporting children in out-of-home care

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

Talking to children about violent events

How a ‘village’ approach can support infant and toddler mental health

The importance of inclusive services for LGBTQ+ parents and carers

A culturally safe research process in mental health

An overview of Emerging Minds Focus

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

What type of programs improve the mental health outcomes of children in out-of-home care?

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

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