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Tassie Kids: PathwaysTassie Kids will bring together information about what early childhood services families use across the first five years of a child’s life.
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Pathways between racial discrimination and the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young peopleThis PhD project aims to examine the associations and causal pathways between racial discrimination and the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal children and young people aged 0-17 years.
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Movement difficulties in children with neurodevelopmental disorders: considering a transdiagnostic approach to classificationChildren with neurodevelopmental disorders often experience difficulties in acquiring and executing movement skills. Although the motor profiles of neurodivergent children frequently overlap, rigid conceptual distinctions between diagnostic labels have been imposed by traditional categorical approaches to taxonomy. An alternative transdiagnostic approach is proposed to better represent the similarities between presentations.
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Causal Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on the Mental Health of Australian ChildrenThis project investigates the prevalence, risk factors, and causal impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on mental health disorders, self-harm, and suicide among Australian children.
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Methodology of Young Minds Matter: The second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and WellbeingAims, sample design, development of survey content, field procedures and final questionnaires of the Young Minds Matter study
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Childhood Overweight and Obesity: Maternal and Family FactorsThe need to target prevention and intervention efforts for childhood overweight and obesity towards families with overweight parents
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How Does Support From Peers Compare With Support From Adults as Students Transition to Secondary School?Students who expect and experience a positive transition to secondary school are generally well-supported by their peers, school, and family.
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Severity and persistence of asthma and mental health: a birth cohort studyThe goal of the current study was to investigate asthma and mental health among youth in the community.
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Joint attention and parent-child book readingGood language development is an integral component of school readiness and academic achievement.
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Is sexual content in new media linked to sexual risk behaviour in young people? A systematic review and meta-analysisStrong association between self-reported exposure to sexual content in new media and sexual behaviours in young people