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To investigate the prevalence of, and associations between, prenatal and perinatal risk factors and developmental vulnerability in twins at age 5.

This study explored the extent to which disaggregated support from family, peers, close friendships, teachers, and schools predicted membership into identified, sex-specific trajectories of depressed mood in 3210 Australian adolescents (49% females) based on self-report data collected at four annual time points from school Grade 6 to 9 (ages 10–16).

It is well established that children’s school readiness is associated with their later academic achievement, but less is known about whether school readiness is also associated with other measures of school success, such as students’ social and emotional wellbeing. While some previous research has shown a link between early social and emotional development and student wellbeing, results are mixed and the strength of these relationships vary depending on whether data is based on child, teachers or parents ratings and which specific student wellbeing outcomes are measured.

The neighbourhood physical environment has a weak but significant association with early childhood development

Findings support the aims of the early Human Capability Index in being adaptable and applicable for use within a range of low and middle income countries

Interventions in the early years provide a sustainable solution by generating long-term labour productivity and social welfare benefits

A new Australian study has found that the number of newborns suffering serious drug withdrawal symptoms is now more than 40 times higher than in 1980.

Almost 30% of 14-year-old Australian children fall within a group identified as being at future increased risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes or stroke

Findings from the world's largest study on language emergence have revealed that one in four late talking toddlers continue to have language problems at age 7

Leading child advocates have called for a new approach to tackling child abuse and neglect amid rising rates of abuse notifications