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Leaders in the not-for-profit, research, philanthropy and business sectors have joined forces to shine a light on the human and economic benefits of early support for Australian children.

World-first findings from the collaborative REACT study – a joint project between The Kids, PCH, UWA and Curtin University – have led to the asthma medication Ventolin being routinely given to paediatric patients before tonsillectomy surgery to prevent respiratory complications.

Discover more about some of the broad topics and areas of research that The Kids Research Institute Australia are involved in.

The world’s leading preterm scientists and doctors have joined forces to help give babies born very prematurely, the best possible life.

The following maps highlight the Indigenous suicide rate trends over time (from 2001 to 2012) in different regions of Australia.

A series of suicides among young people south of Perth in 2016 sparked a major overhaul of how support is offered to the people left behind after someone takes their own life.

One hundred years after the discovery of insulin, technology advancements are being heralded as the dawn of a new era for managing type 1 diabetes (T1D) in young people.

Trans or gender diverse young people are working with The Kids researchers to come up with resources that will provide better support to parents.

An interactive Child Development Atlas is giving policymakers, planners and services easy access to important data about the health and wellbeing of WA families.

A ground-breaking new app developed by The Kids researchers may soon make exercising safer for young people with type 1 diabetes.