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The Kids Research Institute Australia has been among a growing number of voices passionately advocating for an overhaul of the way young people in detention are managed in Western Australia.
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Comprehensive Clinical Paediatric Assessment of Children and Adolescents Sentenced to Detention in Western AustraliaTo describe the comprehensive clinical paediatric assessment of a representative sample of children and adolescents (young people) sentenced to detention in Western Australia (WA) and participating in the first Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) prevalence study.
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Bigiswun Kid Project: a longitudinal study of adolescents living with high rates of prenatal alcohol exposure, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and early life trauma in remote Australian Aboriginal communitiesThe Lililwan Project was the first Australian population-based prevalence study of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) using active case ascertainment. Conducted in 2010-2011, the study included 95% of all eligible children aged 7-9 years living in the very remote Aboriginal communities of the Fitzroy Valley, Western Australia.
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Benefits of caseload midwifery to prevent fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: A discussion paperDrawing on previous research, caseload midwifery has potential to support the prevention of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder through continuity of care
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Maternal Alcohol Use Disorder and Risk of Child Contact with the Justice System in Western Australia: A Population Cohort Record Linkage StudyChildren who were exposed to a maternal alcohol use disorder had significantly increased odds of contact with the justice system.
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New Opportunities for Evidence in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum DisorderRecent research, using objective 3-dimensional facial imaging, has found differences between the facial shape of individuals with FAS and the facial shape of individuals without FAS or with partial FAS
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Prevalence and patterns of alcohol use in pregnancy in remote Western Australian communities: The Lililwan ProjectAlcohol use in pregnancy is thought to be common in remote Australian communities, but no population-based data are available.
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Caudal dysgenesis and sirenomelia-single centre experience suggests common pathogenic basisAbnormally formed lower limbs with varying degrees of fusion are the major feature of sirenomelia whereas maldeveloped lower limbs without fusion are found in a
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Women's knowledge and attitudes regarding alcohol consumption in pregnancy: a national surveyAlcohol exposure in pregnancy is a common and modifiable risk factor for poor pregnancy and child outcomes.
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New screening tool for FASD and ADHD in childrenThe Kids is trialling a new tool for earlier and easier screening of FASD and ADHD in children, using cutting-edge eye-tracking technology developed by the Kids Brain Health Network in Canada.