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2025 International Siblings Day

National Siblings Day is a holiday dedicated to celebrating the bond between siblings. It is a time to recognize the importance of siblings, whether they are brothers, sisters, step-siblings, or even those who feel like family.

Rural Sibling Study

We want to hear from siblings living outside of Australian cities!

Research

Increasing accurate self-report in surveys of pregnancy alcohol use

Reporting bias may contribute to ambiguous and conflicting findings on fetal effects of low to moderate pregnancy alcohol exposure.

News & Events

Top honour for folate hero Carol Bower

A huge congratulations to The Kids Research Institute Australia founding researcher, Emeritus Professor Carol Bower, who has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours for her profound impact on child and public health over a 40-year career.

News & Events

FASD conference unites policy, science and lived experience

Held every two years, the Australasian FASD Conference is a significant and unifying event for those in the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder sector.

News & Events

1 in 3 young people in detention has alcohol related brain damage

About a third of young people in youth detention in Western Australia have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), data has found.

Research

Evidence of a complex association between dose, pattern and timing of prenatal alcohol exposure and child behaviour problems

There is a lack of evidence regarding the effect of dose, pattern and timing of prenatal alcohol exposure and behaviour problems in children aged 2 years.

Research

Maternal alcohol disorders and school achievement: a population cohort record linkage study in Western Australia

Children of mothers with alcohol use disorders are at risk of not meeting minimum educational benchmarks in numeracy and literacy, with the risk highest among Indigenous children.