The foundation for children’s life-long mental health is provided by social and emotional skills. With support from parents and professionals, children will build strong skills and achieve their full potential.

The Centre for Community Child Health has just released two new publications focussing on supporting children’s mental health and wellbeing.

Grow & Thrive

The latest edition of Grow & Thrive explores ways that early childhood educators and families can help children gain the skills to manage the ups and downs that are part of everyone’s life and develop positive wellbeing.

Visit the Grow & Thrive website

Community Paediatric Review

The latest edition of Community Paediatric Review explores the latest evidence on child mental health and provides strategies early childhood professional can use when talking about child mental health and wellbeing with families.

Visit the Community Paediatric Review website

Each publication includes information sheets for families.