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
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• September 2019

Early life infections drive high antibiotic prescribing rates in remote Aboriginal communities ...

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

We detail the unique findings from an Aboriginal early child development research project with a specific focus on the Nyoongar/Aboriginal community of Perth ...

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

GPs report difficulty recognising acquired communication disorders and their lack of prioritising assessment and treatment of communication ability after brain injur ...

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

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
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• February 2020

The caring roles and responsibilities Aboriginal women have in their community impact on their health ...

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

Alcohol related harms disproportionately affect Aboriginal people in Australia. Motives to drink have been identified as the most proximal factor to alcohol consumption.The aim of this study is to assess the validity of a culturally modified Drinking Motives Questionnaire-Revised (DMQ-R) (Cooper, 1994) with Aboriginal participants. The study was cross sectional, utilising data collected via face-to-face surveys with a sample of adult Aboriginal participants. ...

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

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
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• July 2022

Despite bearing a higher burden of osteoarthritis, little research has examined disparities in the access, utilisation and surgical outcomes associated with total joint replacement (TJR) among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. ...

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

Treatment success for scabies co-infection was lower than for impetigo overall, with a higher success seen in the co-trimoxazole group than benzylpenicillin ...

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

Consideration of suicide among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples must be situated within a context that recognises the impact of racism... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• January 2015

The impact of the 23vPPV booster on IPD incidence among Australian Indigenous children is unclear from regional reports of small case numbers. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• November 2015