BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Melbourne METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20261208T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_645_87afcf8ad1d2169a8e71388807ef7005@www.playaustralia.org.au SUMMARY:* Online Event *. Building tenacity and resilience through play: why adventurous play matters for ch ildren’s mental health X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Free End of Y ear Celebarion - Online Seminar

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Building tenacity and resilience th rough play: why adventurous play matters for child ren’s mental health

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< span style="font-family:Arial\, sans-serif\;">About the Presenter:

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Helen Dodd is Professor of Ch ild Psychology at the University of Exeter\, and t he director of the newly funded Outdoor Play Resea rch Centre. Helen brings a backgr ound in children's mental health to the field of p lay\, publishing in 2021 a key paper exploring adv enturous play as a route to preventing anxiety.

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Helen has built a programme of work that includes national level data collection\, in depth work with schools\, methods development and evaluation of how play links to child mental healt h. Her work has been funded by a range of funders including most recently by a prestigious UKRI Futu re Leaders Fellowship.

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Helen has r eceived awards for her work\, including one from t he British Psychological Society for her contribut ion to developmental science. She is an elected di rector of Play England and an advocate for childre n's outdoor\, adventurous play\, and her work is r egularly featured in national and international pr ess.

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< span style="font-size:9pt\;">EVENT: On line seminar in conjuction with the Play Australia end of year celbration

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Date: Tuesday 8 December 2026.

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Time: 4:00pm to 6:00pm

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On line: Zoom link will be sent after registration is completed

DESCRIPTION: Free End of Year Celebarion - On line Seminar \n \n \n \n \n \n Presentation title \n \n \n \n Building tenacity and resilience throu gh play: why adventurous play matters for children ’s mental health\n \n \n About the Presenter:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Helen Dodd is Professor of Chil d Psychology at the University of Exeter\, and the director of the newly funded Outdoor Play Researc h Centre. Helen brings a background in children's mental health to the field of play\, publishing in 2021 a key paper exploring adventurous play as a route to preventing anxiety.\n \n \n \n Helen has built a programme of work that includes national l evel data collection\, in depth work with schools\ , methods development and evaluation of how play l inks to child mental health. Her work has been fun ded by a range of funders including most recently by a prestigious UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship.\n \n \n \n Helen has received awards for her work\, including one from the British Psychological Soci ety for her contribution to developmental science. She is an elected director of Play England and an advocate for children's outdoor\, adventurous pla y\, and her work is regularly featured in national and international press.\n \n \n \n EVENT: Online seminar in conjuction with the Play Australia end of year celbration\n \n \n \n Date: Tuesday 8 Dec ember 2026. \n \n \n \n Time: 4:00pm to 6:00pm\n \ n \n \n Online: Zoom link will be sent after regis tration is completed\n \n CATEGORIES:online seminar CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261208T160000 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261208T160000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261208T180000 LOCATION:Online\n NSW\n Australia\n URL:https://www.playaustralia.org.au/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=645 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR