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A helping hand for families: new guide for childhood anxiety
The Campus Mental Health Strategy is proud to announce the release of our family-facing resource: 'Childhood anxiety: a guide for parents, carers and supporters'.
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June 2024: A celebration of family wellbeing
Amongst this news feature, Our Family Centred Care team hosted a special celebration to mark the launch of our Family Wellbeing Model pilot which is now live!
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Apr 2024: Art from the heart and paving the way for trauma-informed preventative care at the RCH
The Campus Mental Health Strategy has released a new trauma-informed preventative care (TIPC) policy summary, "Paving the way: Trauma-informed preventative care at The Royal Children’s Hospital".
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Feb 2024: Mental Health Matters - A new year with big plans
Greetings Campus friends, and thank you for checking out our February edition of Mental Health Matters. I’m sure you’ll agree with me that the artwork by Charli and their story are wonderful proof of the best of care that they, their brother and their family received at the RCH. And now, our plans for 2024 ...
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Dec 2023: Australia's first evidence-based guideline for anxiety in children
In October 2023, the Campus Mental Health Strategy published an evidence-based clinical practice guideline for anxiety in children and young people.
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Dec 2023: Campus Mental Health Research Conference April 2024 - call for abstracts
To celebrate World Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day, the Campus Mental Health Strategy is hosting an exciting new research conference on Tuesday 23 April 2024. Submissions are open.
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Oct 2023 Campus mental health research funding
Campus mental health research funding update
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June 2023: What is infant mental health and how do we support it?
To support infant mental health, we need to be able to read the nonverbal communications that come from infants and very young children. If you're able to take time to observe and reflect, step back a bit, it's amazing how much information you can get from a baby or young child.
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June 2023 Grant opportunity for mental health research on campus
We are excited to announce a fantastic funding opportunity for two new mental health research projects within the campus.
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May 2023: Infant Mental Health Awareness Week coming up in June
Research shows that the experiences and relationships we have in the earliest years of our lives, impact on the development of our brains. Babies are born wanting to connect with people and their environment. Infant MH Awareness Week provides a great chance to discuss some of the issues that affect infant mental health and the importance of early relationships.
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May 2023: RCH Foundation extends CMHS funding for 3 more years
The project is funded by the Royal Childrens Hospital Foundation, and we are delighted to announce that the Foundation has recently committed to continued funding for the project over the next 3 years.
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May 2023: Improving care for children with anxiety
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health conditions. In Australia, one in 14 children and young people (4 -17 years) experience an anxiety disorder.
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Nov 2022: Danks Seminar – Mental Health Research in Clinical Sciences at MCRI
You’re invited to the Danks Seminar:
Mental Health Research in Clinical Sciences at MCRIDate: Tuesday, 29th November 2022
Time: 12:30pm
Zoom link: https://mcri.zoom.us/j/62293482723 -
Oct 2022: Mental Health Summit and Art Exhibition launch for 2022 Mental Health Week
ONLINE SUMMIT & ART GALLERY
11th October 2022 | 12:30 - 2:30PM
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July 2022: Spotlight on lived experience E-Update
Welcome to the Campus Mental Health Strategy e-update. We’re on a mission to make mental health everyone’s business. In this edition we are spotlighting lived living experience.
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May 2022: Campus Mental Health Strategy E-Update
We’re on a mission here at the Campus Mental Health Strategy to “make mental health everyone’s business”. Why? Because we believe that a child and family’s wellbeing and mental health is inseparable from their physical health. We believe evidence-based prevention, early detection and intervention can profoundly change the lives of children and their families for the better. We also believe in our staff, we know that with the right support and tools, we can make mental health everyone’s business.
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February 2022 : Campus Mental Health Strategy E-Update
We hope you had a relaxing break over the Christmas period. Our team are now back on deck, refreshed and ready to get stuck into 2022.
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November 2021: Campus Mental Health Strategy E-Update
We heard a quote recently “Mental Health is everyone’s business.” We love this quote and we’re going to live and breathe it. We feel it goes to the heart of what this Strategy is all about.
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July 2021: Campus Mental Health Strategy E-Update
Grand Round: Working together to optimise children's mental health: The Campus Mental Health Strategy
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July 2021: Campus Mental Health Strategy E-Update
What a journey – but we got there. After 18 months of work, we are so thrilled and grateful to have secured funding for the first 2 years of the Campus Mental Health Strategy.
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Dec 2019: Mental Health Strategy E-update
The Campus is developing a Mental Health Strategy across clinical care, research and education for the next 5 years.
Acknowledgement of Country
At Mental Health Central we acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live, gather and work. We recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.