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Community voices to foster cultural safety

Life imitates art in a new project that seeks to entrench cultural safety for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people into WA’s mental health system.

News & Events

Embrace 2024 Big Idea winner announced

A project that aims to understand and support the mental health of Australians with complex gender-affirmation experiences has received the $150,000 Embrace Big Idea Grant for 2024.

Research

#TraumaTok-TikTok Videos Relating to Trauma: Content Analysis

Experiencing a traumatic event can significantly impact mental and emotional well-being. Social media platforms offer spaces for sharing stories, seeking support, and accessing psychoeducation. TikTok (ByteDance), a rapidly growing social media platform, is increasingly used for advice, validation, and information, although the content of this requires further study.

News & Events

Celebrate NAIDOC week at The Kids

Register your interest to book a special NAIDOC Week x The Kids school excursion.

Cracking Charlotte’s medical mystery through genomic sequencing

Learn how new technology is fast-tracking diagnoses for kids with rare diseases.

WA-led research protecting babies from RSV

Jimmy’s battle with RSV reminds us that research can change young lives.

News & Events

Community engagement vital in battle against antimicrobial resistance: Wal-yan Centre to establish reference group

The Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre is seeking expressions of interest from Western Australians to join an Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Community Reference Group, to provide vital community perspectives on the research activities into this global health concern. 

Could Perth lakes hold the key to fighting antibiotic-resistant superbugs?

Perth researchers discovered a naturally occurring virus living in the city’s waterways that could potentially fight antibiotic-resistant superbugs.

News & Events

Four The Kids researchers in running for West Australian of the Year Awards

Four outstanding The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers, including Institute Director, Professor Jonathan Carapetis AM, have been named finalists in the 2021 Western Australian of the Year Awards.