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Proactive measures at Banksia Hill welcomedWe welcome the Cook Labor Government’s plan to introduce proactive measures to improve the safety and welfare of children and young people within the State’s youth justice system.

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Five-year Hedland FASD Project wraps upA five-year, $5 million research program funded by BHP and aimed at reducing the prevalence and impact of FASD in the Pilbara officially wrapped in South Hedland last night.
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Parent Child Assistance Program - A Pilot Study in PerthMartyn Amy Symons Finlay-Jones B.A. (Hons) PhD. BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) Honorary Research Associate Head, Early

The ultimate goal of the Alcohol and Pregnancy and FASD Research Team is to make FASD history in Australia.
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Bigiswun Kid Project: a longitudinal study of adolescents living with high rates of prenatal alcohol exposure, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and early life trauma in remote Australian Aboriginal communitiesThe Lililwan Project was the first Australian population-based prevalence study of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) using active case ascertainment. Conducted in 2010-2011, the study included 95% of all eligible children aged 7-9 years living in the very remote Aboriginal communities of the Fitzroy Valley, Western Australia.
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Predicting language difficulties in middle childhood from early developmental milestones: A comparison of traditional regression and machine learning techniquesThe current study provides preliminary evidence that machine learning algorithms provide equivalent predictive accuracy to traditional methods for language difficulties in middle childhood
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Benefits of caseload midwifery to prevent fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: A discussion paperDrawing on previous research, caseload midwifery has potential to support the prevention of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder through continuity of care
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Prevalence, repairs and complications of hypospadias: An Australian population-based studyTo investigate hypospadias' prevalence and trends, rate of surgical repairs and post-repair complications in an Australian population.
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Prevalence and patterns of alcohol use in pregnancy in remote Western Australian communities: The Lililwan ProjectAlcohol use in pregnancy is thought to be common in remote Australian communities, but no population-based data are available.
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Notifications to the Western Australian Register of Developmental AnomaliesThere is increasing attention on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) in Australia, but there are limited data on their birth prevalence.