Benefits of physical activity are well recognized for youth with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), but being active is challenging. In this study, we aimed to investigate the challenges experienced by adolescents, their parents and young adults with T1DM when they are physically active. ...

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

This study explored the extent to which disaggregated support from family, peers, close friendships, teachers, and schools predicted membership into identified, sex-specific trajectories of depressed mood in 3210 Australian adolescents (49% females) based on self-report data collected at four annual time points from school Grade 6 to 9 (ages 10–16). ...

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

This mixed methods study investigated the impact of Tasmania’s Child and Family Centres on parents’ confidence and competence ...

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

Joelie Mandzufas JM BCom BHSc GCHELT Project Coordinator Joelie.mandzufas@telethonkids.org.au PhD Student Joelie Mandzufas is a PhD student with the University of Western Australia, co-located with the Food and Nutrition Research team at Telethon ...

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• 2022
• October 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 ...

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• Early Environment
• Developmental Origins of Child Health
• Expired projects

Melissa Fiona Helen O'Donnell Stanley Leonard M FJ HM BPsych (Hons), MPsych, GradDip Ed, PhD FAA FASSA MSc MD FFPHM FAFPHM FRACP FRANZCOG HonDSc HonDUniv HonFRACGP HonMD HonFRCPCH HonLLB (honoris causa) MBChB MPH Honorary Research Associate Patron ...

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Strong evidence supports our current understandings of student bullying behaviours and ways schools can prevent and respond effectively to bullying behaviour. In the late 1990’s, however, little was understood about the most effective ways to reduce bullying in Australian schools. In response to schools’ need for evidence-informed action, a pipeline of research called Friendly Schools was initiated in 1999 which for the past twenty years, has provided robust whole-school evidence-based knowledge and skills to support policy makers, school staff and other practitioners working in schools and families across Australia. ...

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

We generated updated estimates of child mortality in various age groups for 188 countries from 1970 to 2013. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• January 2014

This study investigated what young people in primary school reported being worried about with their impending move to secondary school, and how their... ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• February 2014

The realisation of human potential for development requires age-specific investment throughout the 8000 days of childhood and adolescence ...

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

Living with a long-term medical condition is associated with heightened risk for mental health and psychosocial difficulties, but further research is required on this risk for children and adolescents with a rare disease in the educational setting. The aim of this study is to describe parents’ perceptions of the psychosocial impact of rare diseases on their school-aged children in Western Australia. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• November 2021

A healthy diet was consistently associated with higher academic performance ...

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