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Click here to find out about the MHID Hub including forms.

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Latest Journal

Click here for a copy of our latest Journal Edition. Volume 15, Issue 1, 2025.

School-Link E-list

Join our free e-list here to receive resources, primarily the CHW School-Link Journal, and from time to time other relevant material concerning the mental health of children and adolescents with an intellectual or developmental disability.

CHW School-Link Brochure

Download our latest CHW School-Link service brochure here: 

Guidelines on Pathways to Care

A guide for parents and carers: Guidelines on Pathways to Care for children and adolescents with intellectual disability and challenging behaviour and/or mental health problems.  

Excutive Summary

View the executive summary of the "Leading the Way in Mental Health and Intellectual Disability" needs analysis report here.

   

Behaviour Support in Schools

View the 2017 Obudsman Inquiry into behaviour management in schools. This report focuses on issues concerning students with complex needs and challenging behaviour. The report discusses the difficult challenges that schools face, but also draws attention to reasonable steps that can and should be taken to meet the learning and support needs of students, within a framework of best practice and evidence-based behaviour support.

 

 

Friday
Oct172025

Free Stepping Stones Triple P Parenting Seminars 2025

DateFriday, October 17, 2025 at 6:12PM

Free online seminars for parents of children who are primary school aged with a disability. 

Seminar 1: Positive Parenting for Children with a Disability, Monday 3rd November 1:00-2:30pm

Registration link:  https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/7bd646e0-e2c7-4728-85ed-c741f654794e@a687a7bf-02db-43df-bcbb-e7a8bda611a2

Seminar 2: Helping Your Child Reach Their Potential, Monday 10th November 1:00-2:30pm

Registration link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b25f516c-0bf5-45d2-a509-9a4d5f574711@a687a7bf-02db-43df-bcbb-e7a8bda611a2

Seminar 3: Changing Problem Behaviour into Positive Behaviour, Monday 17th November 1:00-2:30pm

Registration link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c19ee6bb-32f9-4429-9a60-c5a33c8a4c3c@a687a7bf-02db-43df-bcbb-e7a8bda611a2

Places limited. 

Download the poster here.

AuthorJodie Caruana | Comments Off |
Wednesday
Apr092025

New Journal edition released, Volume 15, 2025

DateWednesday, April 9, 2025 at 1:25PM

 

We are pleased to release the latest edition of the Journal of Mental Health for Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability. Volume 15, Issue 1, April 2025 edition includes:

  • The rights, responsibilities and challenges of parents for the mental wellbeing of children with intellectual disability, ASD and neurodiversity. A contemporary independent commentary by Dr David Dossetor, Child Psychiatrist. 
  • The establishment and evaluation of the Sydney Children’s Hospital Mental Health in Intellectual Disability Hub, to provide a statewide second opinion service and enhance mainstream capacity by Dr David Dossetor, Child Psychiatrist. 
  • Navigating Intellectual Disability Mental Health: Core reading for trainees in intellectual disability psychiatry and other professionals. A curated list for unlocking minds. 
  • The Medicine Cabinet: Pro Re Nata (PRN, when required) by Judy Longworth, Senior Pharmacist. 
  • Exploring Interoception in Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities by Georgia Dilley, Senior Occupational Therapist. 
  • Notes from the Conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Behavioural Phenotypes (SSBP), Bali, Indonesia, 2024 by Dr Peter Wurth. 

 Find the new edition here, or click the cover image above. 

We hope you enjoy reading and we welcome your feedback! If you have an idea to submit for the next edition, please contact us.

 

AuthorJodie Caruana | Comments Off |
Sunday
Sep082024

ADHD in Intellectual Disability and Autism

DateSunday, September 8, 2024 at 11:04PM

Register here:https://shorturl.at/iUNiX

AuthorJodie Caruana | Comments Off |
Friday
Aug162024

Eating Disorders and Autism Webinar

DateFriday, August 16, 2024 at 9:30PM

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Monday
Mar042024

New journal edition released

DateMonday, March 4, 2024 at 10:00PM

We are pleased to release the latest edition of the Journal of Mental Health for Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability. This edition includes:

  • A literature review of ADHD in Intellectual Disability and Autism by Dr David Dossetor
  • The Feelings Program: Preliminary results of an in-school emotional developmental program for adolescents by Anita Gardner and Ellen McBriarty
  • The Medicine Cabinet: Weight gain and anti-psychotics by Judy Longworth
  • Behaviour Tip Sheets for parents and carers of young people with an intellectual and/or developmental disability
  • Overview of the Developing Brain Clinical Research Colloquium by Arrielle Hope
  • Review of a one day seminar on Self-harm, Suicide and Safety Planning in Autism

We hope you enjoy reading and we welcome your feedback! If you have an idea to submit for the next edition, please contact us.

AuthorJodie Caruana | Comments Off |
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