The involvement of young people in the development, implementation and evaluation of youth mental health services, policy and research programs is essential to ensure they are appropriate and responsive to the needs of young people. Despite the increasingly central role that youth engagement and participation plays internationally, such activities are rarely described in detail. ...

• 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
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• September 2020

Asymptomatic or subclinical SARS-CoV-2 infections are often unreported, which means that confirmed case counts may not accurately reflect underlying epidemic dynamics. Understanding the level of ascertainment (the ratio of confirmed symptomatic cases to the true number of symptomatic individuals) and undetected epidemic progression is crucial to informing COVID-19 response planning, including the introduction and relaxation of control measures. ...

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

It is unclear who is at risk of being involved in a suicide cluster and whether suicide clusters are influenced by the social transmission of suicidal behaviour, assortative relating, or a combination of both. Suicide clusters involving two or more young people were identified from the free text of electronic police and coroners reports in Australia's National Coronial Information System in a nationwide cross-sectional study. ...

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

It is plausible that offspring born to mothers using tobacco during pregnancy may have increased risk of mood disorders (depression and bipolar disorders); however, mixed results have been reported. ...

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

Objective: To assess the demographic, social, and clinical characteristics of young Australians who die by suicide. ...

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

To investigate associations between functioning, community participation, and quality of life (QoL) and identify whether participation mediates the effects of functioning on QoL. ...

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

Despite the existence of a national alcohol guideline for breastfeeding women, maternal health practitioners are not incorporating this advice ...

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

Parental experience of TOBY was positive when use of the application aligned with parental proficiency, opportunities for use, and importantly, the needs of the child ...

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

Our findings suggest that utilization of IL-7 by cTFH cells affects production of IgG2 antibodies to PPV23 antigens in some HIV patients ...

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

Although formaldehyde concentrations were very low, this finding is consistent with other studies of formaldehyde and poor birth outcomes ...

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

The ANZCHOG-BN was developed to improve and streamline access to high quality pediatric and adolescent/young adult cancer biospecimens for cancer research ...

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