The goal of the current study was to investigate asthma and mental health among youth in the community. ...

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• 2012
• January 2012

At the Institute's Annual General Meeting on May 27, Professor Michael Good was elected to our Board of Directors. ...

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• 2015
• May

Steve Zubrick SR FASSA, FAAMHS, MSc AM PhD Honorary Emeritus Research Fellow 08 6319 1409 Stephen.zubrick@telethonkids.org.au Honorary Emeritus ...

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Influenza vaccination during pregnancy can prevent serious illness in expectant mothers and provide protection to newborns... ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

In this paper, we aim to contribute to the understanding of the multidimensional nature of school readiness. In a sample of over 4,000 Australian children in their first year of school, we used latent class analysis to examine patterns of school readiness based on child, family, school and community characteristics, and examine the relationship between these patterns of school readiness and subsequent outcomes (reading comprehension, school absence and emotional and behavioural difficulties). ...

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• 2022
• March 2022

The majority of children acquire language effortlessly but approximately 10% of all children find it difficult especially in the early or preschool years with consequences for many aspects of their subsequent development and experience: literacy, social skills, educational qualifications, mental health and employment. ...

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• 2022
• August 2022

A commonly suggested strategy for addressing bullying is for victims to seek help from a trusted person. Despite this recommendation, there are a group of adolescent victims who choose not to seek help. This study aimed to identify factors associated with not seeking help among adolescents who experienced bullying victimisation. ...

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• 2022
• February 2022

The high prevalence of social, emotional and behavioural health problems in children and young people in Australia ...

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• 2011
• July 2011

Language development is one of the most important developmental accomplishments of early childhood and is the foundation for literacy, educational... ...

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• 2011
• January 2011

The aim of this study was to investigate the language outcomes of 7-year-old children with and without a history of late language emergence at 24 months. ...

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• 2008
• April 2008