Reports and Findings (Published Research)

Does gastrostomy improve the lives of children with severe disability and their families?

Approximately 13,000 children in Australia live with moderate to severe intellectual disability.

Determinants and Outcomes of Preterm Birth & Pathways into Developmental Disorders

Brad Carrington Fiona Farrant Shepherd Stanley BSc (Hons), PhD PhD FAA FASSA MSc MD FFPHM FAFPHM FRACP FRANZCOG HonDSc HonDUniv HonFRACGP HonMD HonFRCPCH HonLLB (honoris causa) Co-Head, Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Honorary Research Associate

Characterising quality of life and its determinants for children with intellectual disability and their families

Andrew Helen Jenny Peter Videos Whitehouse Watch and listen to Andrew Leonard Downs Jacoby PhD MBChB MPH BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD BA (Hons) MSc Deputy Director (Research); Angela Wright Bennett Professor of Autism Research at The Kids Research

A process and impact evaluation of use of a Powered Wheelchair Standing Device by boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Graham Jenny Peter Hall Downs Jacoby BAppSci PhD CRFS FANZSRS FThorSoc FERS BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD BA (Hons) MSc Honorary Research Associate Head, Child Disability Biostatistician 08 6319 1763 Jenny.Downs@thekids.org.au Peter.Jacoby@

YoDA-F (Youth Depression Alleviation – Fish Oil)

Investigators: Ashleigh Lin, Charlotte Pugh, Matthew Poh Anti-depressant medication is not always an effective treatment for young people with depression. There is growing evidence that long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (""fish oil"")

Sport in First-episode Psychosis

Yael Perry BPsych (Hons) MPsych (Clin) PhD Head, Youth Mental Health 08 6319 1298 yael.perry@thekids.org.au Head, Youth Mental Health @yaelperry she/her/hers A/Prof Yael Perry completed her Masters and PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of

SPARX-T: An online game to prevent depression in trans young people

Yael Penelope Helen Holly Perry Strauss Morgan Moss BPsych (Hons) MPsych (Clin) PhD BA, MPH, PhD BA (Hons), Doctor of Psychology BEd Head, Youth Mental Health Research Fellow in Youth Suicide Prevention Senior Project Coordinator Research Assistant

Resilience and Diabetes 2 (the RAD2 study)

Investigators: Anna Hunt, Ashleigh Lin Stress and anxiety are significant problems in children and adolescence with type 1 diabetes. Not only do they impact quality of life and wellbeing, they are also associated with poor glycaemic control in the

Altitudes East-West

Yael Perry BPsych (Hons) MPsych (Clin) PhD Head, Youth Mental Health 08 6319 1298 yael.perry@thekids.org.au Head, Youth Mental Health @yaelperry she/her/hers A/Prof Yael Perry completed her Masters and PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of

Active Case Finding for Rheumatic Fever in an Endemic Country

Asha Jonathan Bowen Carapetis AM BA MBBS DCH FRACP PhD GAICD FAHMS OAM AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS Head, Healthy Skin and ARF Prevention Executive Director; Co-Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH 08 6319 1000 contact@thekids.org.au