A growing body of evidence shows mental ill-health from climate change impacts has grown in recent years, with children and young people among those most at risk. To successfully address climate mental health impacts, action is required at multiple levels – individual, organisational and local community as well as state and national policy.

This paper describes the current child mental health policy landscape in Victoria and at a federal level within Australia, to understand the extent to which mental health competence is targeted and families are currently utilised as a key influence. A range of policies aim to promote mental health competence but they could be improved by...

Children with autism or ADHD have specific strengths but we live in a world designed for neurotypical brains. This can be a difficult and disabling experience for many children. This webinar explores how practitioners, educators and parents can use neurodivergent-affirming strategies to better support the mental health and wellbeing of autistic and ADHD children.

This paper focuses on actionable, evidence-based steps a newly elected government can take to address the drivers of escalating mental health issues in the Australian population. In light of the compounding effects of economic and social crises in recent years, this renewed call for policy action provides three goals which encompass ten evidence-based recommendations.

This paper describes what good practice looks like in community-based group counselling for building resilience in children and young people. It defines resilience as a dynamic process that draws on personal as well as external resources, and outlines how successful interventions enhance those resources.