This study utilises a community-level approach to develop resources to encourage cybersafety and a positive transition from primary to secondary school ...

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

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

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• October 2018

The use of this core set of data will facilitate the pooling of psychopathological and neurobiological data into large datasets ...

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

Advances in omics and specifically genomic technologies are increasingly transforming rare disease diagnosis. However, the benefits of these advances are disproportionately experienced within and between populations, with Indigenous populations frequently experiencing diagnostic and therapeutic inequities. The International Rare Disease Research Consortium (IRDiRC) multi-stakeholder partnership has been advancing toward the vision of all people living with a rare disease receiving an accurate diagnosis, care, and available therapy within 1 year of coming to medical attention. In order to further progress toward this vision, IRDiRC has created a taskforce to explore the access barriers to diagnosis of rare genetic diseases faced by Indigenous peoples, with a view of developing recommendations to overcome them. ...

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

Describe a seven stage community engagement process to develop and disseminate community uptake strategies which encouraged cyber safety ...

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

Cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus are leading contributors to the health inequity experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and their antecedents can be identified from early childhood. We aimed to establish the quality of available data and the prevalence of cardiometabolic risk markers among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and youths (0-24-year-olds) to inform public health approaches. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• Jun 2023

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

Improving the health of Indigenous adolescents is central to addressing the health inequities faced by Indigenous peoples. To achieve this, it is critical to understand what is needed from the perspectives of Indigenous adolescents themselves. There have been many qualitative studies that capture the perspectives of Indigenous young people, but synthesis of these has been limited to date.  ...

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

This research highlights the critical emerging role of peer support workers in home visiting family support in a remote area of Australia ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• September 2018

Positive impact of peer-led home visiting parent support programs, incorporating a framework of partnership between parents and home visitors ...

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

Tasmania’s child and family centres users made more use of early childhood services than did non-users ...

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

Couples can be supported in these key areas to strengthen their relationship to serve as a source of resilience for families with a child with ASD ...

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