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Mental Health and Youth Program

Listed are all The Kids Research Institute Australia research teams involved in our Mental Health and Youth Program. This program sits under the Brain and Behaviour research theme.

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Key findings from the second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

The prevalence of mental disorders in children and adolescents in Australia, and the severity and impact of those mental disorders

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Internet use and electronic gaming by children and adolescents with emotional and behavioural problems in Australia

There are links between problem behaviours associated with Internet use and electronic gaming, and mental disorders and risk-taking behaviour in young people

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Encouraging the positive use of technology through community engagement

Describe a seven stage community engagement process to develop and disseminate community uptake strategies which encouraged cyber safety

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CATALISE: A multinational and multidisciplinary Delphi consensus study. Identifying language impairments in children

Delayed or impaired language development is a common developmental concern, yet there is little agreement about the criteria used to identify and classify...

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Maternal Work–Family Conflict and Psychological Distress: Reciprocal Relationships Over 8 Years

Employed mothers may benefit from policies and workplace practices that promote maternal well-being and reduce conflicts between employment and raising children

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Landmark language study draws to a close - but the work is just beginning

A joint initiative between The Kids Research Institute Australia, The University of Western Australia, the University of Kansas and Nebraska University, it is the world’s only study to conduct such a detailed assessment of language and literacy development from infancy through the formative adolescent years.

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Tassie Kids: Pathways

Steve Zubrick SR FASSA, FAAMHS, MSc AM PhD Honorary Emeritus Research Fellow 08 6319 1409 Stephen.zubrick@telethonkids.org.au Honorary Emeritus

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Student achievement against national minimum standards for reading and numeracy in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9

Emma Adams EA BExSc, MPH Acting Research Officer -Playce, Research Assistant & PhD student Emma.Adams@telethonkids.org.au Research Assistant, PhD

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Pathways between racial discrimination and the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people

Carrington Steve Shepherd Zubrick CCJ SR PhD FASSA, FAAMHS, MSc AM PhD Honorary Research Associate Honorary Emeritus Research Fellow 08 6319 1409