Working with children who are experiencing or engaging in bullying behaviour

Child Family Community Australia & Emerging Minds, Australia, August 2022

Related to Bullying

This webinar was delivered to support practitioners to:

understand how childhood bullying affects child mental health
understand the importance of prevention and early intervention in limiting the effects of childhood bullying in adulthood
be curious about children’s understanding and perspectives on bullying and why this is important
explore strategies to work with children experiencing bullying or engaging in bullying behaviour.

This webinar will be of interest to practitioners who work with children and families in a broad range of settings, given the wide reach of bullying involvement. It will be of particular interest to those working with children aged 4–12 years.

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Practice paper

Exploring bullying in context: Children’s relationships, friendships and social functioning

Antony Gates, Parenting Research Centre

This practice paper discusses how exploring a child or young person’s social world to build your understanding of their strengths and vulnerabilities will help you identify and provide support for bullying involvement (that is, experiencing or engaging in bullying, or both).
Practice paper

Supporting families to navigate school responses to bullying

Antony Gates, Parenting Research Centre

This resource presents principles and practices that can be applied by a wide range of practitioners who form relationships with children and families when checking in about bullying, school responses to bullying so far, and – most importantly – how the family feels about the process.
Webinar

Identifying and responding to child sexual abuse: Supporting the mental health of children and young people

Child Family Community Australia & Emerging Minds

This 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.
Video

What is a child and family health nurse?

Emerging Minds

Learn 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 Minds

This 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 AIFS

The 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.
Resource summary

Resources for supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families

These resources explore how non-Indigenous practitioners and services can develop genuine connections with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities to create the best conditions for effective service delivery; services based on respect, learning and creating shared understandings.
Resource summary

Resources for supporting infants and children in disasters

This practice guide is a series of resources on child-centred and family-focused approaches in disaster preparedness, response and recovery. It aims to equip you with foundational knowledge and evidence-informed approaches to support infants, children and their families during and after disasters, and promote their long-term healing and wellbeing.
Short article

Understanding parents’ experiences of their child engaging in self-harm and/or suicidal ideation

Beth Thomas-Richards & Dr Mandy Truong, Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS)

This short article describes the experiences of parents with children engaging in self-harm or experiencing suicidal ideation, including the role of stigma and shame. It also provides practice considerations on how to best support parents and their child.
Guide

Welcoming Our Little Ones: Singing and reading

Nunkuwarrin Yunti & Emerging Minds

Singing can be soothing for us and our children, and is a great way to connect to culture, along with reading stories. This guide offers ideas for songs, books and language resources you might like to try.

Working with children who are experiencing or engaging in bullying behaviour

Child Family Community Australia & Emerging Minds, Australia, August 2022

Discover more resources

Exploring bullying in context: Children’s relationships, friendships and social functioning

Supporting families to navigate school responses to bullying

Identifying and responding to child sexual abuse: Supporting the mental health of children and young people

Beginning child aware conversations with parents who use substances

What is a child and family health nurse?

Self-harm in primary school-aged children

Towards a comprehensive child mental health system: Exploring workforce availability

Highlights in child mental health research: September 2025

Resources for supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families

Resources for supporting infants and children in disasters

Understanding parents’ experiences of their child engaging in self-harm and/or suicidal ideation

Welcoming Our Little Ones: Singing and reading