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Aboriginal researcher and psychiatrist named joint winner of national mental health prize

Pioneering Aboriginal psychiatrist, researcher and mental health champion Professor Helen Milroy has been named joint winner of the 2020 Australian Mental Health Prize.

Embracing the mental health of our children and young people

Embrace – a new research collaboration based at The Kids – will bring a new focus to understanding and improving the mental health of children and young people.

What’s the difference between anxiety and depression?

While depression and anxiety can have similar signs and symptoms, they also have some distinct features.

NHMRC grants to benefit vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people

Two leading The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers will use more than $1.1 million in National Health and Medical Research Council funding to improve outcomes for some of the world’s most vulnerable children and young people.

Giorgetta Family Fellowship

With mental health issues an escalating problem among young people, looking after the mental health of future generations has never been more

Australian researchers join international project to curb unhealthy lifetime trajectories

Australian researchers join global effort to better understand how events during pregnancy and childhood influence the development of disease later in life.

Development of a universal aftercare model for people who have presented to the emergency department for a suicidal crisis in WA

The Mental Health Commission (MHC) of Western Australia has provided funding to The Kids Research Institute Australia to undertake exploratory research to inform a WA approach to aftercare.

Autism and psychosis: Clinical implications for depression and suicide

This study examines the association of autism spectrum traits, depressive symptoms and suicidal behaviour in individuals with psychotic experiences

The Ultra-High-Risk for psychosis groups: Evidence to maintain the status quo

Our findings demonstrate that Ultra-High-Risk groups evidence a similar clinical risk profile when we expand this beyond transition to psychosis

Bullying and mental health amongst Australian children and young people with cystic fibrosis

This study describes the peer bullying experiences of young people with CF, and examines associations between school bullying and the psychological well-being of these young people