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As WA's first research collaboration dedicated to mental health, we work across The Kids Research Institute Australia and beyond to do the research that the community wants to see happen.
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Finding new treatments for rare brain cancers in infantsThe WA Kids Cancer Centre has secured $1.1 million in funding from the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) Paediatric Brain Cancer Research Stream 2 to develop more effective and less toxic treatments for rare brain cancers in infants.
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Healthway supports innovative mental health, physical activity research at The KidsThe Kids Research Institute Australia and The University of Western Australia researchers have been awarded more than $1 million in funding from Healthway, for projects to improve the mental health of LGBTQA+ young people, encourage early physical activity in childcare centres and create healthier local environme
On this Research Impact page, we showcase real game-changers - research that changes the very way other scientists around the world think and approach challenges. The far-reaching impact on children and families for all the stories shown on these pages is both exciting and significant.
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On this Research Impact page, learn about our work that's actively translated as Government policy or in active practice. Learn how our research is making a difference in people's lives - not tomorrow, next week, or next year - but today!
Brain and behaviour research encompasses a child's learning, development and mental health - and the impact and development of conditions like cerebral palsy, autism and intellectual disability.
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PLAYCE Cohort Study: Moving well for optimal child health and developmentThe PLAYCE Cohort was established to investigate how movement behaviours change over early to late childhood, across key behaviour settings and relationships with health and development
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The Wellbeing and Engagement Collection (WEC): Promoting the importance of students’ wellbeing and mental health in schoolso help raise the profile of student wellbeing in the education system in Australia, The Kids Research Institute Australia and SA Department for Education through the Fraser Mustard Centre, set out to adapt and trial a population-level student wellbeing measure that could be used across the entire public and p
Research within this theme is exploring what it takes to help a child flourish and develop resilience as well as investigating long-term impacts on mental and physical health from childhood experience.