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The early Human Capability Index (eHCI)

The Early Human Capability Index is a holistic measure intended to capture early child development across diverse cultures and contexts.

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Review of Inclusive Preschool Program

Yasmin Adrienne Harman-Smith Gregory YHS adrienne.gregory@telethonkids.org.au BA, BHlthSc(Hons), PhD BSocSci, MPhil Head, Early Years Systems

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Social support helps protects against depressed mood in adolescence

The goals of the current study were to identify different trajectories of sadness from Grade 6 to 9 in Australian school students, and to explore the role that social support from school, teachers, friends and families play in supporting students’ mental health.

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Evaluation of the Learning+ Pilot Program

Yasmin Adrienne Harman-Smith Gregory YHS adrienne.gregory@telethonkids.org.au BA, BHlthSc(Hons), PhD BSocSci, MPhil Head, Early Years Systems

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Early Years Strategic Priority – Scoping and Mapping of the South Australian Early Years System

Yasmin Harman-Smith YHS BA, BHlthSc(Hons), PhD Head, Early Years Systems Evidence; Head, Tenders Support Unit Yasmin.harman-smith@

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Population Wide Monitoring of Child Health and Development in Tuvalu

Alanna Sincovich AS BPsych(Hons), PhD Senior Research Officer 08 6375 6108 Alanna.sincovich@telethonkids.org.au Senior Research Officer @

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The Wellbeing and Engagement Collection (WEC): Promoting the importance of students’ wellbeing and mental health in schools

o help raise the profile of student wellbeing in the education system in Australia, The Kids Research Institute Australia and SA Department for Education through the Fraser Mustard Centre, set out to adapt and trial a population-level student wellbeing measure that could be used across the entire public and p

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Wellbeing and Engagement Collection (WEC) in the South Australian school system

The aim of the WEC is to help teachers, school leaders and policy makers better understand and support the wellbeing and engagement of their students.

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Review of trends in disabilities, mental health disorders and complex needs among children and adolescents

The aim of the project was to provide the South Australian Department for Education with a synthesis of high-quality evidence on the population prevalence of various disabilities among school-aged children.

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Participation in the Wellbeing and Engagement collection in South Australian schools

In South Australian schools, students in Grade 4 to 12 are invited to participate in an annual survey about their wellbeing and engagement in school, referred to as the Wellbeing and Engagement Collection.