The demonstrated higher risks in young people for continued harm or possible death support the need for ongoing initiatives to reduce self-harm ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• September 2016

Embrace – a new research collaboration based at Telethon Kids – will bring a new focus to understanding and improving the mental health of children and young people. ...

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• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2019
• Impact

A significant proportion of trans and gender diverse (TGD) young people report membership of the gaming community and resultant benefits to wellbeing. To date their experiences and needs regarding a key feature of games, the avatar, are largely unexplored, despite increasing interest in the therapeutic role of avatars in the general population. The aim of this study was to better understand the role of the avatar in gaming, its impact on TGD young people's mental health, and their unique needs regarding avatar design. ...

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• 2020
• November 2020

We investigated whether compulsory community treatment, could reduce all-cause mortality among patients with psychiatric disorders. ...

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• 2013
• January 2013

Yael Perry YP BPsych (Hons) MPsych (Clin) PhD Program Head, Mental Health & Youth; Head, Youth Mental Health 08 6319 1298 yael.perry@ ...

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Youth mental health researcher Penelope Strauss has been named an AMP Tomorrow Maker – the first researcher from the Telethon Kids Institute to win one of the annual AMP Foundation grants. ...

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• 2018
• December

The study highlights the need for support for parents and carers of young people who engage in self-harm ...

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• 2020
• May 2020

The Future Proofing Study (FPS) was established to examine factors associated with the onset and course of mental health conditions during adolescence. This paper describes the design, methods, and baseline characteristics of the FPS cohort. ...

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• 2022
• November 2022

Yael Penelope Keely Bep Amy Helen Perry Strauss Bebbington Uink Finlay-Jones Milroy YP PS KB BU AFJ HM BPsych (Hons) MPsych (Clin) PhD BA, MPH, PhD ...

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• Brain and Behaviour
• Mental Health and Youth Program
• Youth Mental Health

This paper explains advances in extracting linked health data from the WA Data Linkage Branch ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• August 2014