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Back to school anxiety: How to help your child transition into the new school year

As we count down to the end of the long summer holidays, it’s natural for children to feel anxious about what the new school year will bring.

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Tracking global intervention coverage

Adam Dan Saddler Weiss PhD PhD Research Officer Honorary Research Fellow Daniel.Weiss@thekids.org.au Research Officer Honorary Research Fellow Adam

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OPINION: Fiona Stanley and Dan McAullay: Close the Gap focus ignores positives

This opinion article was originally published in the West Australian on July 20, 2023.

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DETECT Schools Program Underway

The DETECT Schools program is underway, with swabs taken at 13 of the participating schools across Western Australia. No asymptomatic COVID-19 has been detected to date.

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Five things that may surprise you about type 1 diabetes

Professor Liz Davis reveals five things you might not know about type 1 diabetes.

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Trans young people at high risk of depression and suicide

Trans Pathways is the largest ever survey conducted into the mental health of trans young people in Australia.

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Lancet paper finds hormone therapy for trans young people can improve mental health - but authors say more research is desperately needed

A Lancet-published review of the evidence around the use of gender-affirming hormones and surgery in trans children and adolescents has found such interventions can lead to a marked improvement in mental health outcomes and quality of life.

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What are the signs my child is being bullied?

More than half of all children who are bullied do not tell anyone.

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Researchers to focus on MS inflammation puzzle

The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers will seek to better understand the relationship between antibodies and inflammation in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), thanks to a generous grant from MS Research Australia.

Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing

The Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Team follows an holistic definition of Aboriginal Health which means that health is not just the physical wellbeing of an individual but includes the social, emotional and cultural wellbeing of the whole community.