Wednesday 25 February 2026, 10:00 – 11:30 am (AEDT)

Families engage with a range of workforces and systems every day, with many playing a role in supporting children’s mental health. While access to specialist care is important, there are great benefits to expanding opportunities to reach children and families earlier in their journey and respond to concerns in a coordinated way.

In this free webinar, Emerging Minds Program Director, Brad Morgan, and Chief Advisor, Policy and Impact, Dr Melinda Goodyear, will talk through findings from recent research projects and explore ways to build a coordinated system of support for infants, children and families.

Have you caught up with our latest podcast episodes? We’re already on a roll for 2026, with new episodes released on our practitioner and families channels.

Emerging Minds Podcast

• Supporting infants with developmental differences 
• How is loneliness impacting young people in Australia? 
• Ways to support young people experiencing loneliness and bullying 

Emerging Minds Families Podcast

• Screen-free moments: Practical ways to reconnect
• Building a positive partnership with your child’s educator 

Visit our website to listen to episodes or find out how to subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube.

‘I recently completed your course to fulfill my organisation’s professional development (PD) related to supporting CALD communities. It was refreshing to complete PD that was so relevant to my clinical caseload, with practical strategies to incorporate into my sessions and an easy-to-follow format. I’m now looking forward to completing more PD hours!’
 

We loved getting this feedback from a speech pathologist who recently completed our Understanding children’s mental health in culturally diverse communities course.

Emerging Minds has created a learning pathway with two free online courses for practitioners seeking to learn more about how to support CALD children, families and communities – and complete PD hours!

If you have feedback about any of our learning pathways or online courses, please email us at marcomms@emergingminds.com.au.

The on-demand webinar series from Child Family Community Australia (CFCA) returns in 2026! 

Running from February to June 2026, the new program features webinars co-produced by CFCA and Emerging Minds on topics related to child sexual abuse, resilience, parental intellectual disability and working with culturally diverse families.

All practitioners who come into contact with children and families have a role to play in supporting the mental health of infants and children. 

Held in January 2026, this webinar was hosted by MyIntegra in partnership with Emerging Minds and the Parenting Research Centre. It focused on supporting practitioners with practical, evidence-informed approaches to child and family mental health.

Check out the latest in child mental health research. Recent highlights include:

• hearing babies’ voices through participatory arts 
• a systematic review of swimming and aquatic therapy for mental health
• online abuse and mental health in young people 
• risky outdoor play and adventure education in nature for child and adolescent wellbeing
• how refugee children and adolescents understand trauma and belonging.