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Skills for navigating services
Emerging MindsThis fact sheet includes skills and ideas shared by people who have accessed services to get what they need for their children and families while trying to maintain their dignity. -
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Collaboration and care between families and service providers
Emerging MindsWe spoke to families about their experiences with services that were respectful and collaborative. We hope the following stories might offer you hope and serve as a reminder of what's possible. -
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8 tips to help your child manage back-to-school anxiety
Emerging MindsIdentifying and addressing back-to-school anxiety early is important for children's learning, resilience and wellbeing. This article offers tips to help parents support their children to manage back-to-school anxiety. -
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What is a paediatrician?
Emerging MindsLearn more about how a paediatrician can support you and your family. -
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In focus: Parenting with a mental illness
Emerging MindsParenting with mental illness can be hard. But reflecting on the potential impacts will help you recognise when you need further support and implement strategies, to ensure you and your family can manage the more difficult times with strength and resilience. -
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Will they get better? A guide for children of parents recovering from mental illness
Emerging MindsThis resource was developed to reassure children whose parents are recovering from mental illness. It answers common questions about what recovery looks like, treatments including therapy and medication, and how to stay connected to a parent if they need to spend time in hospital. -
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Depression and anxiety in new parents
Emerging MindsThis resource explores depression and anxiety in new parents. It aims to help you understand that depression and anxiety are common around the time of your baby’s birth and during their first year of life. It also explores what to do if you or your partner is at risk or showing signs of mental health difficulties. -
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Adjusting to parenthood: Mothers and birthing parents
Emerging MindsThis resource offers information and advice for mothers/birthing partners. -
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Adjusting to parenthood: Fathers and non-birthing parents
Emerging MindsThis resource offers information and advice on adjusting to parenthood, written especially for fathers and non-birthing parents. -
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Getting help when your parent is living with mental illness: a guide for teens
Emerging MindsThis resource was developed to help young people understand how to seek help for themselves when a parent has a mental illness. This includes talking to others, whether a family friend or counsellor; having questions answered; and what to do if they feel unsafe. -
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Building your support networks: a guide for parents living with mental illness
Emerging MindsThis resource was developed to prompt parents living with mental illness to think about their ‘village’ – the people around them who they can call on to provide support to themselves and their children when the parent is unwell. Parents without a strong support network are provided with suggestions on how to strengthen these. -
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When your parent has a mental illness
Emerging MindsThis resource was developed to answer some of the questions young people may have when they learn their parent has been diagnosed with a mental illness.