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Our journey, our story: a study protocol for the evaluation of a co-design framework to improve services for Aboriginal youth mental health and well-beingMainstream Australian mental health services are failing Aboriginal young people. Despite investing resources, improvements in well-being have not materialised. Culturally and age appropriate ways of working are needed to improve service access and responsiveness. This Aboriginal-led study brings Aboriginal Elders, young people and youth mental health service staff together to build relationships to co-design service models and evaluation tools.
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Trans Pathways researcher recognised as one of Australia’s Tomorrow MakersYouth mental health researcher Penelope Strauss has been named an AMP Tomorrow Maker – the first researcher from The Kids Research Institute Australia to win one of the annual AMP Foundation grants.
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Building a culturally safe mental health system for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young peopleThe impact of colonisation, genocide, and continuing discriminatory policies have created a context for ongoing disadvantage, trauma, and high rates of mental health issues for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people.
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Mindful Self-Compassion for LGBTQ youth: a multi-site randomized controlled trialAmy Penelope Yael Zoe Larissa Finlay-Jones Strauss Perry Waters Marion BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) BA, MPH, PhD
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Fellowship paves way for world-first LGBTQA+ suicide prevention initiativeDr Penelope Strauss will use a prestigious Post-Doctoral Fellowship from Suicide Prevention Australia to develop and trial a world-first intervention.
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Discrete Alterations of Brain Network Structural Covariance in Individuals at Ultra-High Risk for PsychosisWhole-brain structural covariance analyses revealed subtle changes of connectivity of the default-mode, executive control, salience, motor, and auditory networks in UHR individuals for psychosis
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Associations between negative life experiences and the mental health of trans and gender diverse young people in Australia: Findings from Trans PathwaysThe current results highlight the urgent need for better mental health care and provide insight into areas for targeted mental health interventions
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Women Migrants in Western Australia: Case Studies of Resilience and EmpowermentWe propose that women migrants, through alliances and collaboration, cross borders of learning and work towards generating change and transformation
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The Brain Basis of Comorbidity in Neurodevelopmental DisordersThis review discusses early brain development and the etiological factors that may give rise to atypical developmental trajectories, along with neuroimaging insights
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Further examination of the reducing transition rate in ultra high risk for psychosis samples: The possible role of earlier interventionThe rate of transition to psychotic disorder in ultra high risk (UHR) patients has declined in recent cohorts. The reasons for this are unclear, but may...