This study aimed to (1) examine the strength of the association between mental disorders/mental health problems, risk behaviours and tobacco smoking among Australian adolescents, (2) compare rates of tobacco smoking among Australian adolescents with major depressive disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and/or conduct disorder in 2013/14 vs 1998, and (3) identify the extent to which an association between tobacco smoking and mental health problems among adolescents can be attributed to non-mental health risk factors. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• April 2020

Our data set provides a useful reference point for genomic studies on Aboriginal Australians ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• April 2020

The prevalence of human rhinovirus (RV) species in children hospitalised with pneumonia in Manhiça, Mozambique ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• September 2016

Among the highest rates of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) worldwide have been reported by Aboriginal community leaders in the remote Fitzroy Valley. ...

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• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2015
• January

School attendance should therefore be a priority for all schools, and not just those with high rates of absence or low average achievement. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• March 2017

The rates of family and domestic violence (FDV) remain significantly high in Australia, and to address this, we need to ensure that victim-survivors of FDV are at the centre of these efforts. The research objective was to determine priority issues for future research and policy in FDV as determined by victim-survivors of FDV, providers of FDV services and informal support people. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• November 2022

Common mental disorders: missed opportunity for smoking prevention and cessation ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2010
• January 2010

Differentiating between childhood communication disorders: Implications for language and psychosocial outcomes ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2009
• January 2009

The past three decades have seen a major shift in our understanding of the strong links between autism and identity. These developments have called for careful consideration of the language used to describe autism. ...

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• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• November 2022

Substantial genetic correlations have been reported across psychiatric disorders and numerous cross-disorder genetic variants have been detected. To identify the genetic variants underlying general psychopathology in childhood, we performed a genome-wide association study using a total psychiatric problem score. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• August 2022