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New policy provides much needed focus on overlooked youth

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.

8 tips to raise happy kids

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.

Energy drink consumption among young Australian adults: Associations with alcohol and illicit drug use

Australian energy drink users tend to have heavier alcohol consumption patterns be a cigarette smoker and use illicit drugs relative to non-users.

Gender, Culture and Intervention: Exploring Differences between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Children's Responses to an Early Intervention Programme

Evaluation of a group parenting programme in the Northern Territory of Australia showed significant differences in benefits for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal...

Adolescent peer aggression and its association with mental health and substance use in an Australian cohort

Prospective longitudinal birth cohort data was used to examine the association between peer aggression at 14yrs and mental health and substance use at 17yrs...

Back pain beliefs are related to the impact of low back pain in 17-year-olds

Disability in adults with low back pain (LBP) is associated with negative back pain beliefs (BPBs).

To Feel Belonged: The Voices of Children and Youth with Disabilities on the Meaning of Wellbeing

The aim of this paper was to describe the meaning of wellbeing for children and youth with disabilities from their perspective.

Early mental health morbidity and later smoking at 17 years of age

We examined the relationship between the onset and pattern of childhood mental health disorders and subsequent current smoking status at age 17 years.

Neck/shoulder pain, habitual spinal posture and computer use in adolescents: The importance of gender

The study aimed to examine the influence of gender on relationships between computer use, habitual posture and neck/shoulder pain.