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What I Wish I Had Known: Examining Parent Accounts of Managing the Health of Their Child With Intellectual Disability

Appropriate support for the health of children with an intellectual disability by parents and healthcare professionals is pivotal, given the high risk of chronic conditions. However, there is limited research that has collected important insights from parents on their learnings for supporting their child's evolving healthcare needs.

Cohort profile: The WAACHS Linked Data Study

Despite the volume of accumulating knowledge from prospective Aboriginal cohort studies, longitudinal data describing developmental trajectories in health and well-being is limited.

Perspectives on the essential skills of healthcare decision making in children and adolescents with intellectual disability

Involvement in healthcare decisions is associated with better health outcomes for patients. For children and adolescents with intellectual disability, parents and healthcare professionals need to balance listening to a child's wishes with the responsibility of keeping them safe. 

Intake of polyphenols from cereal foods and colorectal cancer risk in the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study

Cereal-derived polyphenols have demonstrated protective mechanisms in colorectal cancer (CRC) models; however, confirmation in human studies is lacking. Therefore, this study examined the association between cereal polyphenol intakes and CRC risk in the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study (MCCS), a prospective cohort study in Melbourne, Australia that recruited participants between 1990 and 1994 to investigate diet-disease relationships.

Bright Tomorrows Start Today (Parent App)

The Bright Tomorrows app developed at The Kids Research Institute Australia aims to assist parents of children aged 0-5 years to support their child to develop the building blocks of several essential life skills.

CFC Report

The Tasmanian Government has made a significant commitment in recent years to ensure children have the best possible start in life.

Combatting the Normalisation of Sports Gambling and Aggressive Marketing Tactics that Compromise the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Australian Youth

Sports gambling has become increasingly normalised among young people, with the proliferation of sponsorship deals and a 300% rise in the number of gambling advertisements in the past 7 years.

Economic Evaluation of The Luminos Project: Early intervention residential centre for young people experiencing thoughts of suicide

The Luminos Project has been co-designed with global experts in youth suicide support, mental health services, and research, alongside input from young people with lived experience, ensuring it meets their needs effectively.

Effectiveness of childcare centre interventions to increase young children’s physical activity

The aim of this project is to evaluate the efficacy of childcare centre based interventions to increase young children’s physical activity.

Evaluating Moderated Online Social Therapy (MOST) in Western Australia

This project seeks to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of MOST on young people and the system of care in Western Australia.