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A cross-sectional study of 1258, 14 year old girls and boys used self-report and physical examination measures to assess neck/shoulder pain in the last...
Early first sexual intercourse (FSI) is a risk factor for unplanned abstract teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted infection, and adverse social, emotional...
Online youth-focused health programs often include parent modules—that equip parents with skills to assist their child in improving their health—alongside youth-specific content. BRAVE Self-Help, an evidence-based program designed for children and teenagers with early signs of anxiety, is a popular Australian program that includes six parent modules.
Overweight and obese children reported greater psychosocial distress than healthy weight children, and these differences were more pronounced for girls than boys.
The Human Development and Community Wellbeing (HDCW) Team focuses on improving outcomes for children, family, and the community.
To examine the relationship between smoking behaviour, mental disorders and emotional and behavioural problems in a nationally representative sample of young pe
To determine whether children who have child maltreatment allegation or substantiation have a higher rate of general hospital admissions and injury related admi
Although the physical consequences for offspring in utero and in the prenatal period are well known, the psychologic consequences of older motherhood for...
Suicide, suicide ideation and self-harm are critically important public health issues for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
A prior episode of deliberate self-harm (DSH) is one of the strongest predictors of future completed suicide. Identifying antecedents of DSH may inform strategi