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Building research capacity on parenting programProject Officer Lisa Kickett will be funded by Embrace @ The Kids Research Institute Australia to complete a placement on a major parenting program research project, paving the way for her to complete her Master of Social Work degree.
Researchers are collaborating with Community Elders to find out how bush tucker and traditional food can improve the health of Aboriginal children.
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Community comes together for parenting programEmbrace researchers have begun development of a parenting program that is specific to the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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Racial discrimination and child and adolescent health in longitudinal studies: A systematic reviewThis review emphasises the need to gain evidence for the mechanisms linking early racism exposure to adverse health outcomes in later life
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Mental health profiles and academic achievement in Australian school studentsThis study explored mental health profiles in Australian school students using indicators of well-being (i.e., optimism, life satisfaction, and happiness) and psychological distress (i.e., sadness and worries). The sample included 75,757 students (ages 8-18 years) who completed the 2019 South Australian Wellbeing and Engagement Collection.
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The SPEC score—A quantifiable CT scoring system for primary ciliary dyskinesiaStructural lung changes seen on computed tomography scans in persons with primary ciliary dyskinesia are currently described using cystic fibrosis derived scoring systems. Recent work has shown structural changes and frequencies that are unique to PCD, indicating the need for a unique PCD-derived scoring system.
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Using Linked Population Data to Investigate the Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Children's OutcomesMelissa Rebecca O'Donnell Glauert BPsych (Hons), MPsych, GradDip Ed, PhD BPsych (Hons) PhD Honorary Research Associate Honorary Research Associate 08
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Infections leave life-long scarsHigh rates of recurrent infection are a major risk to the health of Aboriginal children and are comparable to those of third world countries.
