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New website provides tools and resources for parents of gender diverse children and young peopleTransforming Families is providing evidence-based resources to help support the mental wellbeing of young people questioning their gender identity, or who identify as trans or gender diverse.
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Australia’s first Indigenous scientist appointed to CSIRO boardThe Kids Research Institute Australia and Australian National University Professor of Indigenous Genomics, Professor Alex Brown, has become the first Indigenous member of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Board.
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The Kids researchers selected for prestigious leadership programTwo incredible team leaders from The Kids Research Institute Australia will join a cohort of 25 women working in STEM across Australia, to take part in the 2023 WILD program.
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Leading disease modeller appointed inaugural Fiona Stanley Chair of Child Health ResearchThe Kids Research Institute Australia and The University of Western Australia are proud to announce the appointment of the inaugural Fiona Stanley Chair of Child Health Research, Professor Melissa Penny.
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Award for Sun Safe app developed with teensThe Kids Research Institute Australia researchers who worked with young people to develop an app designed to help teenagers stay safe in the sun have been named joint winners of a new award for ‘Best Practice in Children’s Consultation’.
Preterm babies have a heightened risk of infection as their immune system is not mature. The Neonatal Health Team is exploring new ways to diagnose, prevent and treat infections in WA's smallest patients .
Art featured for the Ngulluk Koolunga Ngulluk Koort (Our Children, Our Heart) Project, by the artist Mrs Millie Penny.
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Playful ParentingPlayful parenting is engaging & connecting with your child through different forms of play. Play is an enjoyable activity that is freely entered into, with a goal of shared joy.
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Review of the quality of evidence for preschool and school-based programs to support social and emotional skills, perseverance and academic self-conceptThis project provides guidance to help school leaders review the evidence for different programs, as well as a review of universal, evidence-based pre-school and school-based social and emotional learning programs available in Australia.
The Youth Mental Health team's mission to improve the mental health of young people in Western Australia and beyond.