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Friendly Schools goes from strength to strength

What began as a small formative research project 20 years ago has grown into a universal bullying prevention and social skills development program wh…

Landmark folate research recognised as major public health achievement

The Public Health Association of Australia has rated mandatory folate fortification – which led to a dramatic decline in neural tube defects – as one…

Data key to policy win

A key tool in the push to achieve mandatory folate fortification came in the form of data provided by the Western Australian Register of Developmenta…

Unique CliniKids a marriage of research and practice

A unique new model developed by the The Kids autism research team marries cutting-edge research with clinical practice to offer families innovative,…

New friend to improve social attention of kids with autism

An attention-training game developed by researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia is helping to improve social skill development in school…

National guideline provides uniform approach to autism diagnosis

In October 2018, the Autism CRC released A National Guideline for the Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Australia.

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Campaign pays off as alcohol labelling gets green light

Following strong evidence and lobbying by The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers and others, labels to warn women about the risks of drink…

Banksia Hill Project’s ripple effect

The two-year study, which was the first in Australia to assess and diagnose young people in a youth custodial setting for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Diso…

Alcohol screening tool transforming maternity practice

A screening tool to help midwives and other health professionals contribute to the prevention of FASD is changing maternity practice across WA public…