News items that may be of interest to MCaFHNA members
20 March 2025
In this two-part series, host Vicki Mansfield is joined by Lyndsay Healy (Director, Children’s Program, Gowrie SA), Dr Louise Wightman (clinical nurse specialist) and Dr Rickie Elliot (clinical psychologist) to explore how collaboration with families and clear communication between professions promotes infant mental health.
Read More08 October 2024
Please click the link below to download an updated copy of the Baby Brain Growth eBook as presented at the MCaFHNA conference.
08 October 2024
An official launch will be held on 14th November , explaining how these resources can be used by anyone working with young families in disaster-prone areas (including health professionals, emergency relief workers, community members and volunteers). To register scan the QR code in image or attached.
08 August 2023
The Commission has engaged The Australian Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI) to undertake a national online survey to inform the development of the National Guidelines. We want to engage with a broad range of stakeholders that cover many of the touchpoints of early childhood – including parents, families and carers, GPs, child protection workers, nurses and health workers, early childhood educators, peak bodies and professional associations for these groups.
Read More23 March 2023
The release of our first recorded webinar in 2023 - Let's talk about building a resilient and sustainable MCAFHN workforce through Clinical Supervision
Read More23 March 2023
We are looking to understand the experiences of maternal, child, and family health nurses with children's nutrition and feeding. Scan the QR code it you are interested.
Read More06 July 2022
While most Australian parents report good mental health, more than a quarter report experiencing moderate to serious psychological distress.
Read More26 April 2022
The Parenting Research Centre helps children thrive by driving new and better ways to support families in their parenting. The Parenting Research Centre help governments and community organisations in the fields of health, education and welfare put the best evidence on parenting support into action through research and evaluation, knowledge translation and exchange, practice design and implementation projects.
Read More16 February 2022
Australian Registered Nurses, registered with AHPRA, are invited to take part in a free online CPD programme which aims to help to improve the healthcare outcomes for people with Intellectual Disability (ID) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).