Youth with prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) are under-recognised in the justice system, warranting improved identification. This study aimed to compare neuropsychological profiles of adolescents, with and without PAE and identify neuropsychological tasks predictive of PAE-group membership. It was hypothesised that participants with PAE would score significantly lower on neuropsychological tests. ...

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• 2024
• January 2024

Maternal chronic illness is associated with an increased risk of poor developmental outcomes for children, particularly daughters ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• May 2019

Although children of convicted parents experience a higher incidence of sociodemographic risk, their parents' criminal activity constitutes an independent risk factor for their development ...

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• 2018
• July 2018

We must celebrate success and hope through a process of mapping and building recovery capital in the justice context at an individual and institutional level ...

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• 2020
• June 2020

Antismoking mass media campaigns have been shown to reduce smoking prevalence in the mainstream community. ...

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• 2010
• February 2010

In this study, the Australian Early Development Census scores of 19,203 children were linked to information on child maltreatment allegations. ...

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• 2018
• February 2018

The risk of repetition of deliberate self-harm peaks in the first 7 days after a deliberate self-harm episode. ...

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• 2016
• February 2016

A considerable health disparity exists between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians, including a higher incidence and severity of cardiovascular and... ...

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• 2015
• April 2015

25 year old Noongar woman Tiana Culbong, a Telethon Kids Institute researcher, has been named as a finalist in the WA Youth Awards. ...

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• 2016
• November

Aboriginal young people are experts in their own experience and are best placed to identify the solutions to their mental health and wellbeing needs. Given that Aboriginal young people experience high rates of mental health concerns and are less likely than non-Indigenous young people to access mental health services, co-design and evaluation of appropriate mental health care is a priority. ...

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• 2023
• May 2023