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Relationships between Psychosocial Resilience and Physical Health Status of Western Australian Urban Aboriginal YouthThe aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which factors previously documented as buffering the impact of high-risk family environments on...
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Maternal death and the onward psychosocial circumstances of Australian Aboriginal children and young peopleThis study sought to determine the social and emotional impact of maternal loss on Aboriginal children and young people using data from the Western...
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Service use by Australian children for emotional and behavioural problems: Findings from the second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and WellbeingThe proportion of children and adolescents in Australia with mental disorders who used services for emotional and behavioural problems
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WA Researchers lead mental health survey of Australia's childrenResearchers from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research will lead a comprehensive national survey of the mental health of Australia's children.
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New podcast Embracing the MindEmbrace @ The Kids Research Institute Australia's Dr Alix Woolard is hosting our new podcast, Embracing the Mind
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Research officer Lisa Kickett at Wiyi Yani U Thangani summitA mentally healthy future for all children About Embrace Embrace @ The Kids Research Institute Australia is Western Australia’s first research
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SPARX-T: An online game to prevent depression in trans young peopleYael Penelope Helen Holly Perry Strauss Morgan Moss BPsych (Hons) MPsych (Clin) PhD BA, MPH, PhD BA (Hons), Doctor of Psychology BEd Head, Youth
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Group mindful self-compassion training to improve mental health outcomes for LGBTQIA+ young adults: Rationale and protocol for a randomised controlled trialYoung adults who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual and other diverse genders and sexualities (LGBTQIA+) are more likely to experience mental health difficulties and are at significantly elevated risk of substance abuse, self-harm and suicide, relative to their heterosexual, endosex and cisgender peers. There is a need for effective mental health interventions for LGBTQIA+ young adults. Mindful Self-Compassion training is a promising approach; among LGBTQIA+ individuals, self-compassion accounts for more variation in mental health outcomes than bullying, victimization, and adverse childhood experiences combined. Furthermore, LGBTQIA+ individuals with high self-compassion report more positive identity and happiness, less self-stigma, and lower suicidality than those with low self-compassion.
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Moorditj Marp (Strong Skin) Evaluation and development of culturally relevant healthy skin storybooksCo-designed and in collaboration with community members, the impacts of this project will directly benefit families by building awareness, empowering decision-making, and improving confidence around the recognition and management of skin conditions for Aboriginal children.
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The effectiveness of a Consumer Centred Tobacco Management (CCTM) approach in enabling mental health consumers to reduce or quit smokingThe aim of this pilot study is to test if the CCTM approach is more effective than business as usual methods at supporting mental health consumers to reduce their tobacco dependence or quit smoking altogether.