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What factors contribute to positive early childhood health and development in Australian Aboriginal children? Protocol for a population-based cohort studyEmpirical evidence identifying the key drivers of positive early childhood development in Aboriginal children, and supportive features of local communities...
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Associate Professor Glenn PearsonDirector of First Nations Strategy and Leadership; Head, First Nations Health and Equity Research
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Moderated Online Social Therapy for Carers of Early Psychosis Clients in Real-World Settings: Cluster Randomized Controlled TrialFamily carers of youth recovering from early psychosis experience significant stress; however, access to effective family interventions is poor. Digital interventions provide a promising solution.
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Mind the distance: experiences of non-face-to-face child and youth mental health services during COVID-19 social distancing restrictions in Western AustraliaFollowing the outbreak of COVID-19, social distancing restrictions limited access to face-to-face mental health services in Western Australia (WA), necessitating a rapid transition to non-face-to-face alternatives, including telehealth. The current study investigated barriers and facilitators to telehealth access and engagement, and preferences for child and youth mental health service delivery during and beyond COVID-19.
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Methodology of Young Minds Matter: The second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and WellbeingAims, sample design, development of survey content, field procedures and final questionnaires of the Young Minds Matter study
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Implementation of on-line training modules in paediatric Aboriginal lung healthAndré Schultz MBChB, PhD, FRACP Head, BREATH Team Head, BREATH Team Prof André Schultz is the Head, BREATH Team at The Kids Research Institute
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Mental health champion a ‘brilliant woman’Congratulations to Head of Youth Mental Health at The Kids Research Institute Australia, Dr Yael Perry, who has received a Telstra Health 2023 Brilliant Women in Digital Health Award in recognition of her innovative use of technology to achieve positive mental health outcomes for marginalised young people.
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Spike in Aboriginal child removals sparks call for urgent action to end cycle of traumaA study confirming Aboriginal children are now 10 times more likely than non-Aboriginal children to be placed in out-of-home care has prompted researchers to call for urgent action to prevent further intergenerational trauma.
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Exploring resilience as a pathway to Aboriginal young people's healthCan resilience improve health outcomes in Aboriginal young people? That question will be explored by The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher Clair Scrine.
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Bigiswun Kid Project: a longitudinal study of adolescents living with high rates of prenatal alcohol exposure, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and early life trauma in remote Australian Aboriginal communitiesThe Lililwan Project was the first Australian population-based prevalence study of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) using active case ascertainment. Conducted in 2010-2011, the study included 95% of all eligible children aged 7-9 years living in the very remote Aboriginal communities of the Fitzroy Valley, Western Australia.