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Emerging Minds

For over 20 years Emerging Minds has been dedicated to advancing the mental health and emotional wellbeing of Australian infants, children, adolescents and their families. The organisation now leads the National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health, delivered in partnership with the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS), the Parenting Research Centre (PRC) and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP).

How Emerging Minds can help

Emerging Minds develops mental health policy, services, interventions, training, programs and resources in response to the needs of professionals, children and their families. Emerging Minds partner with family members, national and international organisations to implement evidence-based practice into the Australian context.

The National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health has been established to assist professionals and organisations who work with children and/or parents/families to have the skills to identify, assess and support children at risk of mental health conditions.

The Centre incorporates three key components:

  • an online workforce gateway where you can access free training courses, practice guides, podcasts, webinars, tools, information, and news.
  • a national team of Child Mental Health Workforce Consultants to support organisations to implement child-aware practice, utilise the tools developed by the National Workforce Centre and create systems change.
  • and a communication and knowledge translation strategy to support the diffusion of evidence into practice.

Information line

  • Email info@emergingminds.com.au

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This information was originally published on healthdirect - Emerging Minds.

Last reviewed: November 2023

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This factsheet for parents will help in identifying ACEs and providing good support to children to help them through adversities.

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Adverse childhood experiences and resilience fact sheet - Emerging Minds

Infographic for parents with information on the prevalence and types of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), as well as ways in which as a parent you can support your children.

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Children in the long term after a disaster or traumatic event

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Children in the short term after a disaster or traumatic event

This video discusses some of the ways children might feel and behave in the short-term after a disaster. Watch it here.

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Children's meaning-making in relation to a disaster or traumatic event

This video, featuring Ruth Wraith, discusses how each child will have a different experience of and response to a disaster.

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Communicating with your teenager during 'tough times' - Emerging Minds

This resource will help you in communicating with your teenager during 'tough times' e.g. relationship separation , illness or other stresses.

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Communicating with your toddler during 'tough times' - Emerging Minds

This factsheet will help you in communicating with your toddler or young child during 'tough times' e.g. relationship separation or other stresses.

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Depression, anxiety, and peer victimisation - Emerging Minds

This short article looks at depression, anxiety, and peer victimisation during the transition from childhood to adolescence

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Factors that foster resilience in Aboriginal adolescents - Emerging Minds

Learn which protective factors support resilience in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents, and how you can boost these factors.

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