This is the second episode in a two-part series on childhood bullying and mental health. In this episode, we continue our conversation with Dr Lesley-Anne Ey, Senior Lecturer and Researcher at Education Futures and the Australian Centre for Child Protection at the University of South Australia. Dr Ey broadens the scope from part one to focus on the common attitudes and myths about childhood bullying that exist in Western society. She explains the significance of a child’s context to their experiences of bullying, the role that health and social service professionals can play in responding to bullying, and the importance of supporting children if they make a disclosure of bullying involvement.

This episode is part one of a two-part series on childhood bullying and mental health. We’re joined by Dr Lesley-Anne Ey, Senior Lecturer and Researcher at Education Futures and the Australian Centre for Child Protection at the University of South Australia.

In this episode, Dr Ey shares how definitions of childhood bullying vary and the impact this can have on children. She also discusses the influence of bullying on children’s mental health and the role of prevention and early intervention in reducing these effects. She explores the mental health impact of labelling children as ‘bullies’ or ‘victims’ and links these considerations to practice for health and social services professionals.

In this episode, we explore strategies for when children and families experience setbacks in dealing with problems. We also look at ways of future-proofing children’s skills in dealing with problems.

In this episode, we explore ways of working with children that combine their experience and expertise with practitioners’ own wisdom and strategies.

This episode looks at how homelessness impacts upon child mental health. It outlines strategies that services can adopt to improve outcomes for children and families, and explores practical skills to help practitioners better engage and support the mental health of children experiencing homelessness.

In this episode, Dr Lyndal Harborne shares her personal and professional insights into holistic pregnancy care and how it benefits both parent and infant mental health. She discusses the importance of taking the time to understand parents’ psychosocial context, and how providing choices can help parents to navigate through pregnancy and beyond. She also explores how having a team of supportive professionals helps parents to adjust to parenting, and the positive impacts this has on children’s wellbeing across the lifespan.

David Tully is a therapist, supervisor and manager at Relationships Australia, South Australia. In the second episode of this two-part series, David offers ways to help children who have experienced trauma discover new identities built on their stories of protest, resistance and resilience. He also shares some insights from his work with men who perpetrate violence and children who’ve been impacted by men’s violence.

David Tully works with children and families who have been affected by sexual abuse and physical trauma. In the first episode of this two-part series, David shares how trauma-informed processes can help children to overcome the effects of self-blame and secrecy. He also discusses how helping children to understand the contexts of power in which the trauma occurred, is critical in supporting their recovery.

In this episode, we talk with Kathryn Lenton of the Australian Childhood Foundation about working therapeutically with children and families who are living with the impacts of complex developmental trauma.

In this episode, you’ll meet two new members of the Emerging Minds Partnerships and Implementation team: Lou Turner and Nancy Jeffrey. Lou and Nancy will be working with organisations to support the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants, children and families, and promote the needs of First Nations communities. They discuss what is important to them when it comes to support services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, how mental health relates to First Nations concepts of social and emotional wellbeing, and what they hope to achieve in their new roles within Emerging Minds.