There is a global trend towards place-based initiatives (PBIs) to break the cycle of disadvantage and promote positive child development. Co-location is a common element of these initiatives and is intended to deliver more coordinated services for families of young children. This paper examines how co-locating early childhood services (ECS) from health and education in Child and Family Centres (CFCs) has impacted collaboration between services. ...

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To prevent persistent victimization, schools and teachers need to be better equipped to respond effectively when a student first becomes a target of bullying ...

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Researchers conducting program evaluations in other contexts are advised to consider testing for this potential source of bias in their studies ...

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This study examines the relationships between the dose, pattern, and timing of prenatal alcohol exposure and achievement in reading, writing, spelling,... ...

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To test the hypothesis that maternal antenatal exposure to life stress events is associated with lower achievement in literacy and numeracy at age 10 years,... ...

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There is controversy over whether increased breast-feeding duration has long-term benefits for language development. ...

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Shelley Prue Gorman Hart S PH BSc (Hons) PhD BSc (Hons) MSc PhD Honorary Research Associate Head, Inflammation shelley.gorman@telethonkids.org.au prue.hart@telethonkids.org.au Honorary Research Associate Head, Inflammation Shelley Gorman is a Group ...

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Language is one of the most remarkable developmental accomplishments of early childhood. Language connects us with others and is an essential tool for literacy, education, employment and lifelong learning. ...

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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to far-reaching disruptions to health systems, including preventative and curative services for malaria. The aim of this study was to estimate the magnitude of disruptions in malaria case management in sub-Saharan Africa and their impact on malaria burden during the COVID-19 pandemic. We used survey data collected by the World Health Organization, in which individual country stakeholders reported on the extent of disruptions to malaria diagnosis and treatment. ...

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Melissa Andrew Gail Jenny Licari Whitehouse Watch and listen to Andrew Alvares Downs ML AJ GA JA PhD PhD PhD BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD Senior Research Fellow Angela Wright Bennett Professor of Autism Research at Telethon Kids and University of ...

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