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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and child sexual abuse in institutional settingsThe Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse commissioned The Kids Research Institute Australia to collaborate on a report
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The causal impact of mental health on tobacco and alcohol consumption: An instrumental variables approachThe reciprocal relationship between psychiatric and substance use disorders is well-known, yet it remains largely unknown whether mental health morbidity causally leads to addictive behaviours. This paper utilises a fixed effects instrumental variables model, which is identified by time-varying sources of plausibly exogenous variations in mental health, and a nationally representative panel dataset from Australia to present robust evidence on the causal impact of mental distress on cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking behaviours.
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Writing our story for Wear It Purple DayEmbrace @ The Kids Research Institute Australia celebrates Wear It Purple Day with Rio Tinto
Aboriginal families and communities have endured the imposition of countless ‘solutions’ and had to live with the consequences of these ineffective initiatives. Those consequence are sadly evident in the unrelenting gap in outcomes for Aboriginal kids, compared with other Australian children.
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The association between playgroup participation, learning competence and social-emotional wellbeing for children aged four-five years in AustraliaThis study provides evidence that continued participation in playgroups is associated with better outcomes for children from disadvantaged families.
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Complex Experiences of Gender AffirmationThis project explores the mental health and support needs of Australians with complex experiences of gender-affirmation.
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Child Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder Co morbidities on Family Stress: Effect of MedicationWe examined the degree of parental and child mental health in a community sample of children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder and the...
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Show of support for leading Voice campaignerProfessor Helen Milroy speaks about the importance of providing support to leading advocates after meeting with noted campaigner for a Voice to Parliament, Thomas Mayo.
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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.