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Mental Health

According to the Young Minds Matter study, mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression are experienced by approximately one in seven or 560,000 young people in Australia. These disorders can often have a significant impact on children’s learning and development and on family life.

Vitamin D levels linked to depression in young men

Research from Perth's The Kids for Child Health Research shows that symptoms of depression in young men may be associated with low vitamin D levels.

Young Minds Matter overview

Young Minds Matter was funded by the Australian Government Department of Health. The survey was conducted at The University of Western Australia...

Survey finds parents don’t always know if their kids are struggling emotionally

As a parent of two teenage daughters, I like to think I know what's going on in their lives and how they are feeling.

New collaborations to find better treatments for young people with depression

The Kids Research Institute Australia welcomed Dr Paul Croarkin from the Mayo Clinic in the US to share his work on understanding and treating depression in young people.

Landmark youth mental health survey released

Researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia hope data obtained from the 2nd Australian wide survey of child and adolescent mental health will help government

Perth researchers receive national suicide prevention awards

Suicide prevention researcher Kate Miller has been recognised for her innovative work in developing safe, effective online resources for young people.

High stress burden takes toll on Aboriginal children

A landmark new report on the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal children

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...

Severity and persistence of asthma and mental health: a birth cohort study

The goal of the current study was to investigate asthma and mental health among youth in the community.