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Jannine is the Community Engagement Coordinator for the NHMRC Synergy Grant funded research project: the West Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey Linked Data Study (WAACHS Study) at The Kids Research Institute Australia.

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Dr Liza Kretzschmar is a postdoctoral researcher in the Indigenous genomics research group in Tarntanya (Adelaide).

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The following maps highlight the Indigenous suicide rate trends over time (from 2001 to 2012) in different regions of Australia.

A series of suicides among young people south of Perth in 2016 sparked a major overhaul of how support is offered to the people left behind after someone takes their own life.

At The Kids Research Institute Australia, our vision is simple – happy, healthy kids. We bring together community, researchers, practitioners, policy makers and funders to share our mission to improve the health, development and lives of children and young people through excellence in research.

Research into the potential health impacts of vaping is starting to back up concerns that electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are not as benign as many people think.

World-first findings from the collaborative REACT study – a joint project between The Kids, PCH, UWA and Curtin University – have led to the asthma medication Ventolin being routinely given to paediatric patients before tonsillectomy surgery to prevent respiratory complications.

One hundred years after the discovery of insulin, technology advancements are being heralded as the dawn of a new era for managing type 1 diabetes (T1D) in young people.

Trans or gender diverse young people are working with The Kids researchers to come up with resources that will provide better support to parents.