Short article Dec 2022
Mental health literacy and interventions for school-aged children
How mental health literacy interventions can be used to enhance youth mental health and potentially decrease the prevalence of mental illness.
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Short article Dec 2022
How mental health literacy interventions can be used to enhance youth mental health and potentially decrease the prevalence of mental illness.
Insights Report Sep 2020
This chapter explores the significant burden of poor mental health among men and the gaps in men's help-seeking behaviour.
Media release Nov 2019
A national study of 16-17 year-olds has found that having even one good friend can make all the difference when it comes to adolescents’ resilience.
Webinar Apr 2023
This webinar will discuss online and digital methods to support the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
Policy and practice paper Jul 2016
Informs on the evidence and use of e-mental health support and treatment options and ways these may be developed in the future.
Webinar Dec 2019
This webinar discussed how practitioners can use child-led play to assist families to improve parent–child relationships and child mental health.
Policy and practice paper Nov 2021
This paper identifies the common elements of evidence-based parenting programs that support children’s mental health through parental separation.
Short article Apr 2024
This short article provides an overview of the research evidence on the association between parenting, peer relationships and mental health in the middle years. Knowledge of the continuing importance of parent–child relationships during this period can help practitioners support parents and young people to navigate changing relationships, which can help promote positive mental health and healthy peer relationships for young people.
Media release Feb 2024
Having positive and supportive friendships in the middle years of childhood reduces stress, enhances self-esteem and helps with negotiating relationships later in life, according to a report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS).
Short article Jul 2016
Recent research has shown that postnatal mental health problems can be reduced through participation in the WWWT! program.