This report regards the health & wellbeing of Australian children & adolescents. Based on a survey conducted in the homes of over 6,300 families with... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• January 2015

Pets may protect children from developing social-emotional problems and should be taken into account when assessing child development and school readiness ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• May 2020

To compare the nature & prevalence of mental health problems, prevalence of suicidal ideation & behaviour, & health-related quality of life of 13-17-year-olds.. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2010
• June 2010

Children of mothers with alcohol use disorders are at risk of not meeting minimum educational benchmarks in numeracy and literacy, with the risk highest among Indigenous children. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• May 2017

This review examines evidence of the association between the neighborhood built environment, green spaces and outdoor home area, and early (0-7 years) child... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• March 2015

This study looked at the frequency of racism experiences over time in a population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• October 2018

This review emphasises the need to gain evidence for the mechanisms linking early racism exposure to adverse health outcomes in later life ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• April 2020

In this study, we examined the effects of maternal smoking as a major adverse exposure in early life, on mucosal immune function and allergen sensitization... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2007
• March 2007

The demonstrated higher risks in young people for continued harm or possible death support the need for ongoing initiatives to reduce self-harm ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• September 2016

Aims, sample design, development of survey content, field procedures and final questionnaires of the Young Minds Matter study ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• September 2016

The reciprocal relationship between psychiatric and substance use disorders is well-known, yet it remains largely unknown whether mental health morbidity causally leads to addictive behaviours. This paper utilises a fixed effects instrumental variables model, which is identified by time-varying sources of plausibly exogenous variations in mental health, and a nationally representative panel dataset from Australia to present robust evidence on the causal impact of mental distress on cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking behaviours. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• August 2023

The objective of this study was to examine the factors that impact on breastfeeding duration among Western Australia Aboriginal children. We hypothesised... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2012
• December 2012