Shared Stories of Brain Building in Queensland
Shared Stories of Brain Building Across Workforces in Queensland provides real-life examples of how Queensland professionals in a range of sectors are applying the latest neuroscience and brain health knowledge to create the optimal conditions for children’s mental, physical, social, emotional and cognitive development from the early years onwards. These stories exemplify the growing application […]
The Brain in Context: A Scoping Review and Concept Definition of Neuro-Informed Policy and Practice
This scoping review examined the use and conceptualisation of neuro-informed policy and practice (NPP) over the last two decades. It highlights the importance of defining the concept of neuro-informed policy and practice, extending beyond the brain or individual in isolation to include consideration of the brain in context. Authors include the Queensland Brain Institute, The […]
‘We are brain builders’ flyer
This 2-page A4 flyer, highlights the 6 core metaphors developed as part of The Brain Story, reproduced with permission from our partners at the Alberta Family Wellness Initiative. The flyer has been created to support our aims to equip as many people as possible with proven tools to embed neuroscience in our communities to support […]
The Experience of Trauma by Queensland children
Prepared as a consultation paper to contribute the development of the Queensland Trauma Strategy. Prepared by: Sophie Morson, Michael Hogan, Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership What is this research about? This paper outlines key insights from well-established and emerging evidence and expertise about trauma in childhood (5-12 years). This includes its incidence and impact, and implications […]
‘What is Child Wellbeing?’ explainer video
Wellbeing is a commonly used term, but it can mean different things to different people. This variability in interpretation can make it challenging to fully understand what wellbeing entails and, ultimately, to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people. To address this, ARACY has partnered with Emerging Minds to create a dynamic […]
‘What surrounds us shapes us’: A framework for building children’s resilience to thrive in life
‘What surrounds us shapes us’: A framework for building children’s resilience to thrive in life introduces the Resilience Scale as a model for understanding the impact of environment and experiences on children’s brain health. Using ARACY’s The Nest framework, it provides examples of what children need to thrive. Transcript: When it comes to building resilience, what […]
Webinar – Operationalising Resilience: Taking Evidence Into Practice
The Operationalising Resilience: Taking Evidence Into Practice webinar was held on Wednesday 8 May 2024 as a partnership between Institute for Social Science Research, UQ and Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership. In response to the research question ‘How has resilience science been applied as part of a bio-psycho-socioecological framework in the context of improving child, youth, […]
We are all brain builders: Enabling workforce and organisational capability and system change
A webinar hosted by Paul Ramsay Foundation and presented by Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership on 27 March 2024. The webinar explores how brain building can be applied at a systems, organisational and individual level and featured a panel with: Kids Partnership gratefully acknowledges Paul Ramsay Foundation as a valued philanthropic partner in our efforts to […]
Year in Review 2022-23
An overview of Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership’s work during 2022-23 including highlights, learnings, initiatives and activities.
Brain Builder Workforces: The Neuro-informed Policy and Practice Framework
We are all Brain Builders Every time we interact directly or indirectly, via systems and services, with a child, young person or their family we are helping to build brains. For this reason, understanding brain development is important in supporting children and young people to thrive. We know that the best outcomes for children, families […]
