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The Health Promotion and Education Research Program, led by Head Professor Donna Cross, combines over 14+ years of cyber safety research, involving over 30 projects investigating young people’s online behaviours, totalling over $5 million in funding since 2007.

Cyberbullying is when an individual or a group repeatedly uses Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to intentionally fear, distress, or harm to another person, who finds it hard to stop it from happening.

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A unique national study to examine the impact of the Federal Government’s social media ban on families is being undertaken by The Kids Research Institute Australia, in collaboration The University of Western Australia and Edith Cowan University.

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Children experience significant pain following extracapsular tonsillectomy surgery, and while opioids are often prescribed to treat this, clinicians may be wary of their adverse side effects, leading to variation in practice. There is a need for improved post-tonsillectomy pain management in children. 

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Over the last decade, a massive increase in data collection and analysis has occurred in many fields.

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Young people's use of mobile phones and access to the Internet have increased dramatically in the last decade, especially among those aged 9-15 years.

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The prevalence of echocardiographically diagnosed RHD in adults in New Caledonia is estimated at 5.9 per 1000

The END RHD CRE focuses priority research projects that will help achieve the singular target of producing the Endgame Strategy.

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After being diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease at ten, Elizabeth had to leave country and her family for a large chunk of her childhood so she could be treated in Adelaide.

The Health Promotion and Education Research Team at The Kids Research Institute Australia received funding from the auDA Foundation to develop this