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TALK (Testosterone and Language in Kids) Study

Andrew Chris Gail Susan Peter Videos Whitehouse Watch and listen to Andrew Brennan-Jones Alvares Prescott Jacoby PhD PhD PhD MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP

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Sexuality and Gender Diversity Among Adolescents in Australia, 2019-2021

Sexuality- and gender-diverse (SGD) young people experience substantial health disparities relative to cisgender heterosexual peers. Little is known about SGD adolescents younger than 15 years.

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Effectiveness, Acceptability, and Feasibility of Digital Health Interventions for LGBTIQ+ Young People: Systematic Review

Young people (aged 12-25 years) with diverse sexuality, gender, or bodily characteristics, such as those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, or queer (LGBTIQ+), are at substantially greater risk of a range of mental, physical, and sexual health difficulties compared with their peers. Digital health interventions have been identified as a potential way to reduce these health disparities.

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A Pilot Group Program for Parents of Trans Young People at a Specialized Pediatric Gender Diversity Service

Parental support is strongly associated with protective factors across a range of child health outcomes for trans young people. Commonly, parents report barriers to supporting their child such as lack of understanding and difficulty in accessing information and support regarding gender diversity.

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E-cigarette use among gender and sexuality diverse (LGBTQA+) adolescents in Australia: The case for LGBTQA+ affirmative harm reduction

This study aimed to provide a first-ever comprehensive epidemiology of vaping behaviours among Australian gender and sexuality diverse (LGBTQA+) youth.

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Walkern Katatdjin (Rainbow Knowledge)

Shakara Yael Bep Liddelow-Hunt Perry Uink BPhil(Hons) BPsych (Hons) MPsych (Clin) PhD BPsych(Hons.), MAppPsy(Clinical), PhD Research Assistant; PhD

Youth Mental Health

The Youth Mental Health team's mission to improve the mental health of young people in Western Australia and beyond.

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The effectiveness of education and lived experience resources in reducing stigma towards young people at-risk of psychosis

This study aimed to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of two brief written anti-stigma resources.

Chronic Lung Disease of Prematurity

Each year, 11% (15 million) of the world’s babies are delivered before 37 weeks’ gestation.

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Pulmonary Gas Exchange Improves over the First Year in Preterm Infants with and without Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Right shift of the peripheral oxyhaemoglobin saturation (SpO2) versus inspired oxygen pressure (PIO2) curve is a sensitive marker of pulmonary gas exchange. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of prematurity and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) on gas exchange and right-to-left shunt in the neonatal period, and its evolution over the first year of life.