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Children and Family Mental Health
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The aim of the Children and Families Mental Health Program is to enhance the mental health of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) children and their families. The program uses a collaborative community development approach that is sensitive to cultural values, child-rearing practices and language needs.
The program is involved in a range of initiatives that;
- raise awareness of mental health issues amongst CALD children and their families
- provide prevention and early intervention services
- provide treatment and rehabilitation and support services
- embed awareness of diversity within child and family mental health policies
Healthy Kids - A parent's guide
The Healthy Kids Guide is a series of mental health fact sheets for parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and the extended family of children from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. Each fact sheet provides information about a specific topic as well as contact details for organisations that can provide further assistance.
The guide was developed in partnership with the Children’s Hospital at Westmead. It has been widely distributed to health and community organisations throughout NSW, nationally and internationally. In 2003 the guide was awarded first prize in the inaugural Multicultural Health Communication Awards.
The topics covered by the fact sheets are:
- Anxiety
- Disruptive disorders in children
- Depression in children
- Anorexia Nervosa in children
The fact sheets are available in the following languages; Arabic, Chinese, Dinka, English, Farsi, Filipino, Greek, Hindi, Khmer, Korean, Samoan, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese
To download or order the Fact Sheets click HERE and scroll down the page to Healthy Kids.
Last Updated 03 Feb 2012
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