Episodes 60
Avg. Duration 27m
Activity Highly Active
Since Jan 2024
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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About This Podcast

Welcome to the Emerging Minds podcasts. Listen to conversations with experts on a variety of topics related to children's mental health. Our episodes offer practice wisdom from experts in the field and will give you an insight into the work and values of the National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health. Stay tuned for new episodes released every fortnight.

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Recent Episodes

Incorporating children’s voices into practice and processes

Jun 10, 2026 31m

In this episode, we’re joined by Becca Allchin, an occupational therapist and clinical researcher. Becca shares her experience in engaging with children and families to gather their perspectives on…

Supporting the communication needs of children with complex trauma

May 11, 2026 44m

How can practitioners support the communication needs of children who have experienced complex trauma? In this episode, speech pathologist Kate Headley shares a range of neurodivergent-affirming…

Championing infant mental health capability in paediatric care

Apr 13, 2026 30m

Paediatricians are trusted entry points for families seeking mental health support – but they require the right skills, structures and supports to do this work. In this episode, Dr Victoria Carter…

Holding infants in mind: Building workforce capacity through a champions approach

Mar 16, 2026 27m

Early relationships underpin infant mental health and lifelong wellbeing – but not all practitioners in the Australian mental health workforce feel confident in supporting infant mental health. In…

Ways to support young people experiencing loneliness and bullying

Feb 16, 2026 22m

In this episode, we’re joined by Amber Brock-Fabel and Dr Ben Lohmeyer, the authors of a recent study about young people’s experiences of loneliness and its connection to bullying. They discuss the…

How is loneliness impacting young people in Australia?

Feb 02, 2026 29m

This two-part series focuses on a recent Australian study about loneliness and its relationship with young people’s experiences of bullying and undesirable social connections. In the first episode,…

Supporting infants with developmental differences

Jan 19, 2026 36m

When adults are supported to pause, tune in and respond to an infant’s cues, they can build the strong relationships that underpin lifelong mental health and wellbeing. In this episode, Professor…

Looking beyond behaviour – part one

Jan 05, 2026 26m

In this episode from the Emerging Minds Families podcast, Dr Billy Garvey (author, podcaster and developmental paediatrician) explores emotion regulation, how children build resilience and the role…

From rhetoric to reality: Celebrating 30 years of advancing children’s mental health

Dec 22, 2025 27m

In this episode, Emerging Minds’ Phil Robinson (Founder and Chair) and Brad Morgan (Director) reflect on how our understanding of and approach to children’s mental health has changed over the past 30…

Organisational allyship: A non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander view

Dec 08, 2025 27m

In the second episode of this two-part series, Lisa Hillan, a non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social worker, talks about her experience in working with and alongside Aboriginal and Torres…

Perfectly imperfect: Navigating new parenthood and perinatal mental health

Nov 24, 2025 28m

In recognition of Perinatal Mental Health Week, Amy Mathews joins us to share wisdom gained from her lived experience of perinatal mental health struggles and her subsequent work as a peer support…

Organisational allyship: An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander view

Nov 10, 2025 24m

In the first episode of this two-part series, Grant Sarra, a Goreng Goreng man from Queensland, joins us to share an Aboriginal perspective on what organisational allyship looks like for individuals,…

How can we do better? Supporting children’s mental health in Australia

Oct 27, 2025 51m

In this episode, practitioners, researchers, parents and young people explore strategies and shifts to better support infant, child and adolescent mental health in Australia. They discuss the need…

What does the future hold for children’s mental health in Australia?

Oct 13, 2025 35m

To mark the 200th episode of the Emerging Minds podcast, we wanted to look to the future of infant and child mental health in Australia. Practitioners, researchers, parents and young people discuss…

Talking to children and young people about consent

Sep 29, 2025 39m

In this episode from our Emerging Minds Families podcast, Kirsty (Schools Coordinator, Shine SA) discusses ways to equip children with the knowledge and skills to make informed and empowered…

The Australian Child Maltreatment Study: What do the findings tell us?

Sep 16, 2025 45m

In this podcast episode, Professor Daryl Higgins shares his research insights on child-safe organisational strategies and public health approaches to protecting children. Daryl was involved in the…

Child-centred practice in child protection – part two

Sep 01, 2025 27m

In the second episode of this two-part series, Dr Carmela Bastian talks with child protection specialists Dr Amy Bromley, Arabella Stravolemos and Chloe Henderson about their approaches to…

Child-centred practice in child protection – part one

Aug 18, 2025 29m

In the first episode of this two-part series, Dr Carmela Bastian talks with child protection specialists Dr Amy Bromley, Arabella Stravolemos and Chloe Henderson about their approaches to…

Creative healing practices to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

Aug 03, 2025 24m

In this episode, Dana Shen speaks with Jem Stone, a practitioner with Wayapa Wuurrk, the first internationally accredited Indigenous wellness program. Wayapa Wuurrk combines earth mindfulness,…

Supporting children who have experienced sexual abuse

Jul 21, 2025 30m

In this episode, therapist Sophie McEvoy discusses her work with children who have experienced sexual abuse. Sophie describes her practice in helping children to use their own words, communication…

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