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WA Aboriginal Child Health Survey preserved for future generationsThe landmark Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey has been placed into archiving at the State Library of Western Australia to be preserved for future generations.
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Urgent change needed to Close the GapThere is an urgent need for improved cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in mental healthcare, new research has revealed.
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Lifestyle and demographic correlates of poor mental health in early adolescenceTo determine the constellation of lifestyle and demographic factors that are associated with poor mental health in an adolescent population.
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Racism and Indigenous Adolescent Development: A Scoping ReviewPrevious studies on the impacts of racism on adolescent development have largely overlooked Indigenous youth. We conducted a scoping review of the empirical literature on racism against Indigenous adolescents to determine the nature and scope of this research and to establish associations with developmental outcomes.
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Upskilling Service Providers on LGBTQA+ Suicide PreventionThis project aims to implement LGBTQA+ youth suicide prevention guidelines in clinical and community services in Western Australia.
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Breastfeeding Duration and Residential Isolation amid Aboriginal Children in Western AustraliaThe objective of this study was to examine the factors that impact on breastfeeding duration among Western Australia Aboriginal children. We hypothesised...
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Delivering Elder- and Community-Led Aboriginal Early Childhood Development Research: Lessons from the Ngulluk Koolunga Ngulluk Koort ProjectWe describe the application of a participatory action research methodology that is grounded in Aboriginal worldviews
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Awareness and impact of the ‘Bubblewrap’ advertising campaign among Aboriginal smokers in Western AustraliaAntismoking mass media campaigns have been shown to reduce smoking prevalence in the mainstream community.
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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