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Aboriginal Community Research Assistant - Children's Lung Health

The Opportunity At The Kids Research Institute Australia, we are bringing together community, researchers, practitioners, policy makers and funders,

Campaign designed to improve the lung health of Aboriginal children

A public health campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of chronic wet cough in Aboriginal children is helping to improve detection, diagnosis and management of the condition.

The role of Aboriginal leadership in community health programmes

There remains a glaring disparity between the health of an Australian Aboriginal child when compared with that of a non-Aboriginal Australian child. In recent years, studies have advocated for the adoption of culturally sensitive health care provision if significant improvements are to be made in the health of Australian Aboriginal children.

Ear health partnership brings brighter future for Aboriginal kids

A new partnership between The Kids Research Institute Australia, Dr George Sim and St John of God Murdoch Hospital will offer essential surgery at no cost for a group of Aboriginal children suffering severe ear infections.

Study shows the value of positive friends for Aboriginal kids

A new study has found that having a friend with good social skills and a supportive family may make a critical difference to the resilience of Aboriginal youth

Psychosocial resilience and vulnerability in Western Australian Aboriginal youth

We review findings from our previous studies which show the application of a person-based resilience framework of analysis in the context of WA aboriginal youth

The Path Forward: Emerging Lessons From Validating a Multicountry Population-Level Data Collection Tool to Measure Adolescent and Youth Mental Health

Pete Azzopardi PhD, FRACP, MEpi, MBBS, GDipBiostats, BMedSci Head, Adolescent Health and Wellbeing Head, Adolescent Health and Wellbeing Professor

Mental health outcomes for teenage boys and girls following a youth sports development program including a mental health program

Youth sports programs provide an opportunity to embed mental health and wellbeing programs to reach young people with mental health support. The aims of this study were to (a) examine mental health outcomes from a youth sports program including a mental health program (Life-Fit-Learning) in adolescent boys and girls, and (b) among the larger cohort of adolescent boys, to examine whether partial or full completion of Life-Fit-Learning yielded different outcomes for boys within healthy and high-risk ranges for anxiety, depression and behavioral concerns. 

Kulunga Aboriginal Unit

Facilitate research interest & opportunities that involve Aboriginal families & communities and build the capacity and development of Institute researchers

Helping to create safe spaces for young LGBTQA+ Aboriginal people

The Walkern Katatdjin (Rainbow Knowledge) project has produced a suite of resources to help services become more inclusive.