Prosody Blog
Prosody is the pitch and tone of the human voice. It is the very essence of connection. Our blog hosts articles and stories dedicated to innovation, research and practice with children and young people.
Helping kids with a history of prenatal substance exposure
Many of the children who enter into out of home care have a history of prenatal substance exposure. Some children will be born addicted and require hospitalisation as they withdraw from these harmful substances. However, some of these children do not experience withdrawal and present as a relatively healthy newborn. Irrespective of whether a baby experiences withdrawal, there are a number of long-term developmental and behavioural consequences often associated with prenatal substance exposure.
Read MoreIs silence really an option for men?
It seems to me that we may be at a tipping point in the family violence movement because people are really speaking out, men and women!
Read MoreWhy ’13 Reasons Why’ needs to be discussed
We invited Jason Trethowan, CEO at 'headspace' to write for us this week on the topic of the recent Netflix series 'Thirteen Reasons Why'. He also shares a valuable tool they have developed to assist adults to talk with young people about the show and it's themes.
Read MoreThrough the chasms and into the spiral: Adult survivors of child abuse
Guest blogger Sylvia Huntington looks at why adult survivors of childhood abuse are not getting what they need from our mental health system.
Read MoreMental Health, Young People and Trauma
Increased diagnosis in mental health may be masking our understanding of, and response to, behaviours that are really manifestations of trauma writes Alexa Duke.
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