Hayley Melissa Christian O'Donnell HC M BSc (1st Class Hons), PhD W.Aust. BPsych (Hons), MPsych, GradDip Ed, PhD Program Head, Healthy Behaviours and Environments; National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow Honorary Research Associate 08 6319 ...

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This commentary discusses the keys to empowering individuals & families to navigate the health, education, employment & social systems & to access relevant... ...

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• 2015
• February 2015

Evidence suggests that Aboriginal babies in Western Australia are not receiving adequate primary health care in their first 3 months of life, leading to questions about enablers and constraints to delivering such care. This paper presents findings from a qualitative research project investigating health providers' perceptions and experiences of best and current practice in discharge planning, postnatal care and health education for Aboriginal mothers and their newborn babies. ...

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• 2023
• January 2023

Findings support the aims of the early Human Capability Index in being adaptable and applicable for use within a range of low and middle income countries ...

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• 2019
• December 2019

The prevalence of stillbirth in many high income countries like Australia has remained unchanged for over 30 years. The 2018 Australian government Senate Select Committee on Stillbirth Research and Education highlighted the need for a public health campaign to encourage public conversations and increase awareness. ...

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• 2022
• July 2022

The perspectives of professionals involved in bullying and cyberbullying policy construction, across three different Australian states ...

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• 2016
• January 2016

David Melissa Rebecca Ansell O'Donnell Glauert D M RA DipTeach BEd PGD H Science MPhil MPA BPsych (Hons), MPsych, GradDip Ed, PhD BPsych (Hons) PhD Honorary Community Co-Researcher Honorary Research Associate Honorary Research Associate 08 6319 1359 ...

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Evidence based strategies are needed to enhance the ability of the Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) sector to prevent prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and harms including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). In Australia FASD prevention research has largely focused on primary care and child development sectors, while little research has been conducted with AOD services providing comprehensive support to high risk women. ...

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• 2020
• November 2020

Amy Bep Finlay-Jones Uink AFJ BU BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) BPsych(Hons.), MAppPsy(Clinical), PhD Head, Early Neurodevelopment & Mental Health; Healthway WA Senior Research Fellow Honorary Research Associate +61 8 ...

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Independent review of the Let’s Read literacy support program in South Australia and how it fits within the mix of services in South Australia that support the development of children’s emergent literacy ...

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• 2016
• June 2016

This natural experiment investigated the influence of early childhood education and care outdoor physical environment upgrade on preschoolers' physical activity ...

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• 2020
• January 2020

Bullying varies in frequency, intensity, duration and hence severity, and contributes uniquely and directly to mental health problems, with severe and long-lasting consequences. Almost a half of school-age students report being bullied in the past year. ...

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• 2021
• December 2021