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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Human flourishing, the state of optimal functioning and well-being across all aspects of an individual's life, has been a topic of philosophical and theological discussion for centuries. In the mid-20th century, social psychologists and health scientists began exploring the concept of flourishing in the context of health and high-level wellness. ...

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Project Officer Lisa Kickett will be funded by Embrace @ Telethon Kids Institute to complete a placement on a major parenting program research project, paving the way for her to complete her Master of Social Work degree. ...

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A comparative study to describe the increase in medical admissions of children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN) in Western Australia in 2019 (pre-pandemic) and 2020 (peri-pandemic). ...

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Regular physical activity is important for children's physical and mental health, yet many children do not achieve recommended amounts of physical activity. Dog ownership has been associated with increased physical activity in children, however, there have been no longitudinal studies examining this relationship. ...

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This report presents the evaluation findings of headspace, a service to improve the mental health and social and emotional wellbeing of young people ...

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• 2015
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Professional development of school staff can be enhanced with carefully developed and delivered online learning resources ...

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This paper discusses the role of psychology in Australia and the negative impact that certain disciplinary theories and practices have had on Aboriginal and... ...

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The New South Wales Child Development Study was established to enable a life course epidemiological approach to identifying risk and protective factors ...

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