Emerging Minds is funded by the Department of Health and Aged Care to support practitioners and organisations develop the early intervention and prevention skills, resources and strategies to support the mental health of children aged 0 to 12 years.
These free, evidence-informed resources have been designed to:
- provide strategies and tools to increase the confidence and skills of GPs and other primary health care professionals to identify and support children at risk of or experiencing mental health challenges
- increase mental health literacy in families and empower families to see themselves as the drivers of change
- provide organisation-level strategies that support child mental health and wellbeing.
GP Toolkit
The Emerging Minds GP Toolkit contains a range of RACGP and ACRRM accredited online courses created to support GPs and other primary health practitioners in identifying, assessing and responding to child mental health concerns.
Resources for Primary Health Nurses
A collection of tools and resources to support primary health care nurses in their work with children and families.
Assessment support tool
The PERCS Conversation Guide for primary health practitioners is a psychosocial discussion tool developed to help professionals to identify opportunities to support and improve children’s mental health, resilience and wellbeing.
Online learning
Emerging Minds Learning offers tailored pathways for topics relevant to practitioners’ work with children, parents and families.
Resources for Families
Resources such as Understanding and supporting children’s mental health and Five ways to support your children’s mental health were designed to support families to nurture and protect children’s mental health, and identify strengths and positive factors that can influence it.
Other resources
The webinar, Supporting child mental health through a whole of practice approach, offers practical ideas on implementing a ‘whole-of-practice’ approach in primary health care and explores the benefits of the whole of team approach to families accessing general practice.
Emerging Minds’ Workplace Dashboard assists organisations to design learning pathways based on their team’s needs, track progress and use reports to demonstrate the organisation’s commitment to children’s mental health and wellbeing.
Visit the Emerging Minds website for more resources to support your practice.