Marketing unhealthy products by multinational corporations has caused considerable harm to individual health, collective wellbeing, and environmental sustainability. This is a growing threat to all societies and a significant contributor to the rising global burden of non-communicable diseases and early mortality. ...

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

Mobile touch screen devices (smartphones and tablet computers) have become an integral part of many parents’ and children’s lives, with this interaction linked to physical, mental and social outcomes. Despite the known importance of parent-child attachment, evidence on the association between device use and attachment was yet to be reviewed. ...

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

Professional development of school staff can be enhanced with carefully developed and delivered online learning resources ...

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

This paper discusses the role of psychology in Australia and the negative impact that certain disciplinary theories and practices have had on Aboriginal and... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• August 2015

The proposed study intends to explore parental experiences, including coping, related to their child's involvement in the early surveillance program. ...

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

We examined the relationship between a maternal alcohol-use diagnosis, and the timing of diagnosis, and child protection outcomes in a Western Australian population cohort. ...

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

Children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing, their parents, Teachers of the Deaf, and other community stakeholders were involved in co-designing a web-based resource to support students' social-emotional well-being. ...

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

The risk of repetition of deliberate self-harm peaks in the first 7 days after a deliberate self-harm episode. ...

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

Little attention has been given to the health status and lifestyle behaviours of expectant fathers. This study aimed to examine health-related variables in a cohort of expectant fathers to identify potential focus areas for interventions designed to optimise health and wellbeing outcomes in this group. ...

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

Students who expect and experience a positive transition to secondary school are generally well-supported by their peers, school, and family. ...

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

We provide a narrative review of Motivational Interviewing and map its core features onto the extant literature on self‐reported motivations for bullying ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• April 2018

Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is particularly common among trans young people. Trans young people tend to experience high levels of emotional distress due to the unique stressors they face, and often use NSSI as an emotion regulation strategy. These stressors include gender dysphoria, body image concerns, and transphobic experiences. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2024
• July 2024