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Evaluation of the implementation and clinical effects of an intervention to improve medical follow-up and health outcomes for Aboriginal children hospitalised with chest infections

Aboriginal children hospitalised with acute lower respiratory infections (ALRIs) are at-risk of developing bronchiectasis, which can progress from untreated protracted bacterial bronchitis, often evidenced by a chronic (>4 weeks) wet cough following discharge. We aimed to facilitate follow-up for Aboriginal children hospitalised with ALRIs to provide optimal management and improve their respiratory health outcomes.

Early childhood education quality and child development in Lao PDR

Globally, as scale up of early childhood education (ECE) continues, monitoring ECE quality is imperative to promote service aspects that drive positive outcomes for children. Monitoring of ECE quality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is scarce, limited by challenges in varied conceptualisations of quality, lack of measurement tools that reflect local culture and context, and implementation difficulties in low resource settings.

Early nutrition and its effect on allergy development

Nutrition is one of the most easily modifiable environmental factors during early life that may play a role in allergic disease prevention.

Data resource profile: The Australian early development index (AEDI)

This paper describes the Australian Early Development Index, a developmental census conducted by the Australian Government across the entire population of...

Building the best communities for early child development

The Kids Research Institute Australia's Australian Early Development Census has become the world's first proven and reliable measure of early childhood development.

New Funding Supports ORIGINS’ Expansion into Early Childhood Research

The ORIGINS Project has been named as a key beneficiary of the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation Research People & Platform round for 2023.

Characterising the Early Presentation of Motor Difficulties in Autistic Children

This study aimed to explore the rates of motor difficulties in children from the Australian Autism Biobank, and how early motor concerns impacted on children functionally.

Early Years Initiative an unprecedented commitment to youngest West Australians

Minderoo Foundation and The Kids Research Institute Australia are proud to partner with the Western Australian Government on an unprecedented $49.3 million commitment to

Community rallies to embrace youth mental health

Australia’s first comprehensive research centre focused on mental health from birth to 25 years has been launched today in Perth.

Researchers present at national mental health conference

The Society for Mental Health Research conference was held in Sydney in early November, 2024.