The health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia is crucial to address due to the burden of disease and injury in aboriginal population. ...

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

Maternal mental disorders have been associated with adverse perinatal outcomes such as low birthweight and preterm birth, although these links have been examined rarely among Australian Aboriginal populations. We aimed to evaluate the association between maternal mental disorders and adverse perinatal outcomes among Aboriginal births. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2023
• March 2023

Rebecca Fiona Carrington Glauert Stanley Shepherd RA FJ CCJ BPsych (Hons) PhD FAA FASSA MSc MD FFPHM FAFPHM FRACP FRANZCOG HonDSc HonDUniv HonFRACGP HonMD HonFRCPCH HonLLB (honoris causa) PhD Honorary Research Associate Patron Honorary Research ...

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Optimal mental health in the pre-conception, pregnancy and postpartum periods is important for both maternal and infant wellbeing. Few studies, however, have focused on Indigenous women and the specific risk and protective factors that may prompt vulnerability to perinatal mental disorders in this culturally diverse population. ...

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

Many of the mental health issues that women develop earlier in life are chronic at the time of conception, during pregnancy and at birth ...

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

Helen Alix Tamara Milroy Woolard Lipscombe HM AW TL MBBS; FRANZCP; CATCAP BPsych (Hons), PhD BSc (Hons), PhD Candidate Honorary Research Fellow Senior Research Fellow Senior Research Officer 08 6319 1823 Alix.woolard@telethonkids.org.au ...

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The concept of cultural safety is particularly relevant to mental health professionals as it aims to promote cultural integrity and social justice and equality. ...

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

Fiona Stanley FJ FAA FASSA MSc MD FFPHM FAFPHM FRACP FRANZCOG HonDSc HonDUniv HonFRACGP HonMD HonFRCPCH HonLLB (honoris causa) Patron 08 6319 1176 contact@telethonkids.org.au Patron Named Australian of the Year in 2003, Professor Fiona Stanley is a ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Developmental Origins of Child Health
• Expired projects

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. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2023
• May 2023

Exposure to racial discrimination in Aboriginal children increased the risk for a spectrum of interrelated factors linked to negative mental health ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2019
• September 2019

Mainstream youth mental health services struggle to comprehend the connection between colonisation and service provision for Aboriginal young people. This is the consensus agreed by Aboriginal Elders from Perth, Western Australia and young Aboriginal leaders within their communities. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• July 2022

Fiona Carrington Rebecca Stanley Shepherd Glauert FJ CCJ RA FAA FASSA MSc MD FFPHM FAFPHM FRACP FRANZCOG HonDSc HonDUniv HonFRACGP HonMD HonFRCPCH HonLLB (honoris causa) PhD BPsych (Hons) PhD Patron Honorary Research Associate Honorary Research ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Early Environment
• Developmental Origins of Child Health
• Expired projects