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The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have been vast and are not limited to physical health. Many adolescents have experienced disruptions to daily life, including changes in their school routine and family’s financial or emotional security, potentially impacting their emotional wellbeing.

Living with a long-term medical condition is associated with heightened risk for mental health and psychosocial difficulties, but further research is required on this risk for children and adolescents with a rare disease in the educational setting. The aim of this study is to describe parents’ perceptions of the psychosocial impact of rare diseases on their school-aged children in Western Australia.

Research Fellow in Youth Suicide Prevention

A study by The Kids has found children with a parent who has gone to prison are significantly more likely to have poor development outcomes.

The need for a WA Youth Health Policy has been evident for years. Now, with The Kids Research Institute Australia helping to drive the project, it is coming to fruition.

All parents want their children to be happy. But in our rapidly changing modern world what does that actually mean? Prof. Stephen Zubrick provides his top tips.

The aim was to assess the feasibility of assessing diet with an image-based mobile food record application in 51 adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome.

With not much to do in their neighborhood, youth may spend more time in the home engaged in screen-based activities

Explores the effects of parental work schedules on the mental and physical health of adolescents aged 15-20 in sole-parent families

Early identification and management of the healthcare issues faced by adolescent refugees resettling in countries are key to improving long-term health outcomes