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Did you know that over one million Australians are currently experiencing an eating disorder and that it has the highest death rate of any mental illness?

Just like adults benefit from self-care, children of all ages do as well. Parents and carers can help children and young people to become aware of their own mental health and guide them to discover effective self-care activities.

What better way to celebrate upcoming Neonatal Nurse’s Day than to introduce you to Neonatal Nurse, Gill Mibus, much-loved member of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

To celebrate National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day on August 4, all children who identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, received a special present – like 5-month-old Lakiah.

After spending three weeks at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 4-year-old Armita (left) was offered a family pass to the Adelaide Zoo, at the suggestion of Play Therapist, Linda, who thought a day out would be valuable for Armita and her loved ones.

Six year old James was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in December 2021. His mum, Annika, tells how a post on the WCHN Facebook page helped her to realise her son might be one of the 10,000 children in Australia living with this condition.