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Self-harm: Prevalence estimates from the second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and WellbeingThe demonstrated higher risks in young people for continued harm or possible death support the need for ongoing initiatives to reduce self-harm
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Patterns of multiple risk exposures for low receptive vocabulary growth 4-8 years in the Longitudinal Study of Australian ChildrenOur results demonstrate a range of multiple risk profiles in a population-representative sample of Australian children and highlight the mix of risk factors faced by children
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Distress and psychological morbidity do not reduce over time in carers of patients with high-grade gliomahis study aimed to determine how carer distress and psychological morbidity change over time following a patient's diagnosis of high-grade glioma
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Introducing ‘Young Minds Matter’This article describes the survey, the response rates achieved and the representativeness of the sample for the Young Minds Matter survey
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Bipolar disorder in children and adolescents: diagnostic inpatient rates from 2000 to 2013 in GermanyThe rate of Bipolar Disorder as a discharge diagnosis in German minors has increased significantly, consistently exceeding the general trend for a rise in rates for mental disorders
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Not in employment, education or training (NEET); more than a youth policy issueAustralians who are Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) and receive income support span a wide spectrum of working ages. Australian research has concentrated on NEETs aged 15-29 years, in line with international standards. This paper investigates extending the NEET concept to include all working age persons 15-64 years and the value added to welfare policy through analysis of a new linked dataset.
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Leading excellence through equity: Social emotional learning for a Fair GoAustralia likes to call itself the land of the "Fair Go". But what does a Fair Go mean for students from backgrounds of deep disadvantage? The UN Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 aim to ensure "inclusive and equitable quality education and [to promote] lifelong learning opportunities for all" (United Nations, 2015).
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Transfers of disadvantage across three generations using latent class associations within familiesThere is a large volume of research on the persistence of advantage and disadvantage across generations. Intergenerational studies typically address family resources as independent factors, which ignores how risks cluster together and accumulate over time.
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Overarching Evaluation of the National Support for Child and Youth Mental Health Program- Final ReportThe National Support for Child and Youth Mental Health Program (the Program) aims to improve mental health outcomes for children and young people, commencing with the early years and going through to adolescence, by providing targeted grants for workforce and education activities that will build capabilities aligned to the Program objectives.
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Association between psychotic experiences and non-accidental self-injury: results from a nationally representative survey of adolescentsAdolescents reporting any sychotic experiences in the past 12 months reported increased likelihood of non-accidental self-injury in the same time period