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Beyond the horizon: improving cancer outcomes for Indigenous childrenDr Jessica Buck, a researcher at The Kids Research Institute Australia Cancer Centre and a Kamilaroi woman, is on a mission to address the unique challenges faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with cancer.
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Prestigious honour for Indigenous Genomics leaderTrailblazing Aboriginal doctor and health researcher Professor Alex Brown has been made a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) in recognition of his leadership in ensuring Indigenous peoples are at the forefront of genomics efforts nationally and internationally.
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Thinking of The Kids is central to child health research institute rebrandWestern Australia’s biggest and only medical research institute dedicated to improving kids’ health and wellbeing has rebranded to The Kids Research Institute Australia.
The mental health of Australian children and adolescents
Download the Young Minds Matter report and overview, watch video snapshots and access survey results and tables.
Parents and carers were asked about the quality of services, need for services and whether their children received the needed service, as well as barriers.
A comparison between the first and second national surveys of youth mental health
The Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines & Infectious Diseases brings together a number of independent researchers and research teams with a common aim; to find and deliver new and improved solutions to prevent and treat serious infections experienced by children or adolescents.
Help us discover a way to expand protection for the next generation.
The Healthy Skin team, in collaboration with Elder Researchers and Aboriginal Community Members, is working to strengthen sun safety knowledge, practices, and skin cancer risk awareness among Aboriginal children and young people in Western Australia.