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$11M funding boost for child healthResearchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia have today been awarded more than $11 million in funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council.
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Program review highlights strategies for improving Aboriginal mental healthNationwide review looking at effective mental health strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
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Vitamin D linked to healthy Fetal developmentThe important role of vitamin D in early development is the focus of research that has uncovered links between vitamin D levels and healthy growth of the baby d
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Tribute to Dr Clyde HertzmanResearchers at Perth's The Kids for Child Health Research are mourning the sudden passing of Canadian child development expert Dr Clyde Hertzman
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Poor diet seriously affects teens’ liver healthNew research from Perth's The Kids for Child Health Research shows that a Western diet is associated with an increased risk of liver disease in teenag
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Call for urgent funding boost for RHD in AustraliaThere are calls for a significant and urgent injection of $40 million in funding to tackle Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) following Monday night’s Four Corners episode.
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Federal politicians urged to adopt transport priorities that keep kids happy, healthy and safeThe Kids Research Institute Australia has backed a series of transport priorities to keep children safer on the roads, boost physical activity levels, and save the economy billions of dollars.
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THINKING BIG @The Kids Research Institute AustraliaWe want to hear from people across the WA community - about the big issues and concerns facing our children, young people, and their families. Share your voice and views to help guide our research for happy, healthy kids.
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Why it’s safe for kids to be at schoolAs Australia battles with COVID-19 outbreaks across all mainland states, there is a sense of familiar dread as major cities plunge into lockdown.
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Improving aftercare for young people at risk of suicideA collaborative research team has secured federal funding to examine ways to improve the experience that children, adolescents and young people have when they present to hospital emergency departments for an acute mental health crisis with the aim of reducing the rate of youth suicide.