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  • 1: Using a strengths-based approach; building empathy
  • 2: Listening to children’s voices
  • 3: Care; resilience; protective factors
  • 4: Parenting from different states/continents; sharing
  • 5: Fostering children's language about parents working away
  • 6: Building children’s understanding of parents working away; communication
  • 7: Developing children’s narratives, creating digital narratives
  • 8: Supporting family household transitions
  • 9: Emotional, physical and cognitive responses to parents working away
  • 10: Social responses to parents working away
  • 11: Links to the community
  • 12: Relationship breakdown
  • 13: Addictions; grief; loss; change
  • 14: Abuse (domestic voilence, child abuse, neglect)
  • 15: Service related injuries or medical conditions
  • 16: Service related mental health conditions and moral injury
  • Module 17: When a parent dies
  • 18: Child and family trauma
  • 19: And so, things have been a bit different: Ben's story
  • 20: In Sickness and in Health: Sam's Story
  • 21: Oh, by the way, my Mum has PTS: Nathan's Story
  • 22: Liam's story: So why do I wear Dad's medals?
  • 23: Transitioning from service life; changing careers
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  • 16: Service related mental health conditions and moral injury

    16: Service related mental health conditions and moral injury

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    • Spotting the changes and seeking support Spotting the changes and seeking support
    • Communication in a relationship Communication in a relationship
    • Encouraging a loved one to get help (Defence Member and Family Support: DMFS, formerly DCO) Encouraging a loved one to get help (Defence Member and Family Support: DMFS, formerly DCO)
    • Personnel experiencing trauma Personnel experiencing trauma
    • Recognising and understanding moral injury Recognising and understanding moral injury
    • Explaining mental health issues to children Explaining mental health issues to children
    • Children's booklets about worry, sadness, grief and loss Children's booklets about worry, sadness, grief and loss
    • Providing children with opportunities to safely practice their emotions Providing children with opportunities to safely practice their emotions
    • Fostering children's understanding Fostering children's understanding
    • Tapping into a family's protective factors Tapping into a family's protective factors
    • Diagram: Protective factors in families and the community Diagram: Protective factors in families and the community

      Please note, this diagram has been chosen because it is clear and concise, not because it is about child protection.

    • Template for identifying your family's protective factors (support base) Template for identifying your family's protective factors (support base)
    • Support services, and stories from those involved with Legacy Support services, and stories from those involved with Legacy
    • Service pamphlets and booklets to download or order Service pamphlets and booklets to download or order
    • Animation: Understanding PTS and how it can be passed on to family members Animation: Understanding PTS and how it can be passed on to family members
    • Personal experiences

      These personal stories have been included to show the types of experiences families work their way through together.

      These 3 stories are from one family.

    • Personal story: How untreated service-related mental health conditions can affect relationships between parents Personal story: How untreated service-related mental health conditions can affect relationships between parents
    • Personal story: How untreated service-related mental health problems can affect parenting Personal story: How untreated service-related mental health problems can affect parenting
    • Personal story: How untreated PTSD can affect children differently Personal story: How untreated PTSD can affect children differently
    • Educational activities in Children's Resources

      To accompany this module, please use the following resources from Children's Resources:

      1. Oh, by the way, my Mum has PTSD: Nathan's story eBook and accompanying resources, including a downloadable, printable eBook, audio and video read-along versions, extension teaching activities and printable teaching materials.

      2. In sickness and in health: Sam's story eBook and accompanying resources, including a downloadable, printable eBook, 2 audio and a video read-along version, extension teaching activities and printable teaching materials.

    • Resources for parents and family workers

      There is some good research-based information in these online articles. There will also be many tips that are relevant for family workers.

    • Looking after yourself Looking after yourself

      We need to look after ourselves before we can look after others.

    • Abuse, Violence, Trauma and Grief (Birth to 18 years) Abuse, Violence, Trauma and Grief (Birth to 18 years)

      Strategies for addressing abuse, violence, trauma and grief in the family.

    • Conflict management for parents Conflict management for parents

      Conflict is natural in relationships. The important thing is how you handle it. Constructive conflict management is good for your children and good for your relationship.

    • Talking to children about tough topics (2-8 years) Talking to children about tough topics (2-8 years)

      Talking about tough topics reassures your child, helps your child understand things, and lets you explain family values.

    • How preschoolers can learn to communicate signs of stress How preschoolers can learn to communicate signs of stress

      Expert in childhood stress management Dr. Stuart Shanker believes taking action in pre-school years can help to prevent or minimize the stress children experience as they grow up.

    • Good mental health for children (3-8 years) Good mental health for children (3-8 years)

      Good mental health helps children develop socially, emotionally, mentally and physically.

    • How to talk to young children about mental health How to talk to young children about mental health

      Having good mental health is a key part of overall wellbeing for children and adults alike.

    • Talking about mental illness with your child Talking about mental illness with your child

      A very powerful way to support your child and family is to help them to understand your illness and its symptoms.

    • Talking about parental mental health issues with a primary school aged child Talking about parental mental health issues with a primary school aged child

      Most parents wonder about how they should talk to their child about parental mental illness.

    • UK Video: Primary school aged animation video to start conversations about mental health UK Video: Primary school aged animation video to start conversations about mental health

      Talking Mental Health is an animation designed to help begin conversations about mental health in the classroom and beyond.

    • Canadian video: You are not your thoughts Canadian video: You are not your thoughts

      This video explains some of the things you can try when you feel overwhelmed by your thoughts.

    • Pictorial article: Coping with traumatic news Pictorial article: Coping with traumatic news

      Although this is about traumatic news in the media, there are many lessons that apply to news closer to home.

    • Suicide prevention resources Suicide prevention resources
    • You can't be happy all the time You can't be happy all the time

      This article recommends 3 movies that support children's understanding of a wide range of emotions.

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    • I found a small error (e.g. link that won't work, typo, grammar, spelling, terminology) I found a small error (e.g. link that won't work, typo, grammar, spelling, terminology)
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