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A new study has found that young children with severe or persistent asthma are at higher risk of developing many common mental health problems.
Researchers from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research will lead a comprehensive national survey of the mental health of Australia's children.
A new study led by The Kids has uncovered a significant link between vitamin B levels and the mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents.
A new information pack is now available to help anyone who is concerned about a friend or family member who is distressed or suicidal.
We know that place, location, and geography can all influence health, wellbeing, and disease, and thus are important factors in policy development and service planning.
Embrace – a new research collaboration based at The Kids – will bring a new focus to understanding and improving the mental health of children and young people.
While depression and anxiety can have similar signs and symptoms, they also have some distinct features.
Loneliness, a negative emotion stemming from the perception of unmet social needs, is a major public health concern. Current interventions often target social domains but produce small effects and are not as effective as established emotion regulation (ER)-based interventions for general psychological distress (i.e., depression/anxiety).
In the disability sector globally, and specifically in Australia, assessments of functioning have become key to diagnostic processes, and accessing therapy and funding. Over half of all individuals accessing support through Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme have a neurodevelopmental condition diagnosis.
Modern societies are challenged by "wicked problems" - by definition, those that are difficult to define, multi-casual and hard to treat.