The Brain and Behaviour research theme consists of five programs: Child Health Analytics, Development and Disability, Healthy Behaviours and Environments, Mental Health and Youth, Population Health. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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Lateral violence, a group of behaviours directed towards people of the same group, is considered endemic among Aboriginal people. Behaviours include bullying, gossiping, isolation or exclusion of certain group members, and challenges to one’s Aboriginal identity. Lateral violence impacts all aspects of one’s life. Due to its pervasiveness, this qualitative study investigated strategies employed by Aboriginal people to deal with lateral violence. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2024
• May 2024

There is scant literature about the management of stillbirth and the subsequent risk of severe maternal morbidity (SMM). We aimed to assess the risk of SMM associated with stillbirths compared with live births and whether this differed by the presence of maternal comorbidities. ...

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

In the ongoing debate on optimum methods for identification of Indigenous people within linked administrative data, few studies have examined the impacts of method on population counts and outcomes in family-based linkage studies of Aboriginal children. ...

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

Evidence about the association between maternal mental health disorders and stillbirth and infant mortality is limited and conflicting. We aimed to examine whether maternal prenatal mental health disorders are associated with stillbirth and/or infant mortality. MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, and Scopus were searched for studies examining the association of any maternal prenatal (occurring before or during pregnancy) mental health disorder(s) and stillbirth or infant mortality. A random-effects meta-analysis was used to calculate pooled odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The between-study heterogeneity was quantified using the I2 statistic. Subgroup analyses were performed to identify the source of heterogeneity. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• January 2021

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a condition caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol and characterised by severe neurodevelopmental impairment which have lifelong implications. Impairments in executive function, memory, cognition, language and attention are common, and can lead to early and repeat engagement with the criminal justice system. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• January 2021

This study highlights a range of unique profiles that can be used for improving the early development of young Aboriginal children ...

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

We describe the application of a participatory action research methodology that is grounded in Aboriginal worldviews ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• October 2019

This paper sets out the methodological and theoretical considerations which framed how the Birthing on Noongar Boodjar project was conducted ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• March 2019

We sought to provide insights by examining socio-economic disparities in physical health outcomes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in WA. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2012
• January 2012