Latest child mental health News

What are executive function delays? Research shows they’re similar in ADHD and autism
Tackling Mental Health Needs Of Teens On Wait Lists
When a child hurts, validating their pain may be the best first aid
Federal funding for child mental health and wellbeing survey
Supporting child mental health over the transition to high school
Mental Health School Initiative For South Australia
Child health is in crisis in the UK – here’s what needs to change
CDU EXPERT: We need a rethink about depression screening of pregnant women and new mothers
Building the workforce to make mental health care more available and equitable
Improving children’s mental health and wellbeing
$1.8m for new Deakin mental health research for families
$8 million for mental health and suicide prevention research
Five ways in which heatwaves threaten child rights, from education to daily meals
$70 million for eating disorders and childhood mental health
Flood and Cyclone recovery package covers the basics
Natural disasters take a toll on unborn babies – we need to support pregnant mums after Cyclone Gabrielle
Mental health timebomb ticks louder on Ukraine war anniversary
Providing mental health support for kids
Expanded early intervention program helping children in Halls Creek
Mental health investment vote winner
New program to help parents support their child’s mental health
Swinburne Venture Cup: bottomless ideas for better world
Results are in – COVID lockdowns were bad for our mental health
Acting early to break cycle of family mental illness
Understanding mental health
Prevention and early intervention critical to ending cycle of family mental illness
$133.5 million for Child, Youth and Perinatal Mental Health
RACGP encourages rural GPs to take up new mental health training to help children after disasters
Data shows children anxiety spike in COVID crisis
Network to provide real-time pediatric psychiatric consultation
National survey to measure COVID-19 impacts on Australian families
Baylor to support Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium
Better systems needed to care for kids with mental health problems
Shellharbour parents invited to build up their child’s resilience and wellbeing
Institutional child sexual abuse trauma remains part of a ‘hidden public health crisis’
Domestic violence puts children at risk