A5013069849- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Ear Surgery and Otitis Media
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Aging, Health, and Disability
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Stress and Burnout Research
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
- Vascular Anomalies and Treatments
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
University of South Australia
2022-2024
The Kids Research Institute Australia
2018-2023
The University of Western Australia
2019-2021
To investigate factors associated with alcohol use in adolescents, the focus on analysing comorbidities between single-occasion harmful-drinking episodes mental health issues and risk behaviours.This study used data from Young Minds Matter survey, designed to inform prevalence of seven most common disorders children adolescents. Logistic regression modelling was assess odds harmful drinking behaviour young people aged 13-17 years Australia.We found a strong association issues, which hold...
Infants (<1 year old) are the age group in Australia with highest rate of involvement child protection. Many jurisdictions across and internationally implementing policies focused on prenatal planning targeted support. This study investigates Australian trends infant protection notifications, substantiations out-of-home care; extent over-representation Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander infants. Data was provided by Institute Health Welfare for period 1 July 2012-30 June 2019. Univariate...
There are rising numbers of infants entering out-of-home care due to child protection concerns. Research has found that at higher risk developmental vulnerability and poor health problems.
This study examines the scale of maternal mental health related contacts among Australian Aboriginal children over time, and associations with socio-economic characteristics, geographical remoteness age.
The overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (respectfully referred to hereafter as "Aboriginal") children in the child protection system is a concern Australia, with placed out-of-home care at rate 11 times that non-Aboriginal children. This study utilised linked administrative data determine longitudinal pathways from birth age 10 years for cohort 15,815 born Western Australia between 2000 2006. In total, 9,269 (59%) did not have any contact one year prior their 11th...
Children who enter out-of-home care ('care') are at increased risk for low academic achievement. Nonetheless, some children have experienced achieve highly. Several qualitative studies of academically successful young adults with histories highlighted factors that may contribute to positive outcomes; however longitudinal cohort research is needed identify characteristics and predictors higher achieving younger care. To describe circumstances reading achievement had entered care, The study...
Reducing the over-representation of Aboriginal children in child protection system is a key target for Australian government.We aimed to provide more recent evidence on population-level cumulative incidence contacts with protective services (CPS) Western Australia (WA).Linked administrative data was provided WA CPS between 2000 and 2015 33,709 born 2013.Descriptive summaries estimates were used examine changes contact trends over time within sibling groups.There an increase early-childhood...
This study investigated dental hospitalisations in Western Australian (WA) children with intellectual disability (ID) and/or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) aged up to 18 years.Data on WA live births from 1983 2004 the Midwives Notification System were linked Intellectual Disability Exploring Answers database, Hospital Morbidity Data System, and Birth Defects Registry databases. Children followed birth 2010 data grouped into three age-groups. Primary secondary admissions for relevant...
We examined the association between otitis media (OM) and educational attainment in a retrospective population cohort of Western Australian children who participated grade 3 National Assessment Program—Literacy Numeracy 2012 (N = 19,262). Literacy numeracy scores were linked to administrative hospital emergency department data identify secondary care episodes for OM. Results multivariate multilevel models showed that with OM had increased odds poor performance on literacy tests, compared...
Children who experience out-of-home care (OOHC) often have low academic achievement which subsequently negatively affects their adult life outcomes, yet a smaller proportion succeed in spite of adversity. Scant research has examined the trajectories children achieve well school and factors associated with positive educational outcomes. 1) Describe reading from Year 3 to 7 experienced OOHC, focus on higher improving trajectories. 2) Identify child, carer placement characteristics plus...
Abstract Infants have the highest rate of admission into out‐of‐home care in Australia, with rising rates entry to occurring around world. Our previous research identified children who entered as infants having high levels developmental vulnerability. The objective this study was determine child protection and trajectories whether meeting needs through service provision improves outcomes for these children. This is a prospective cohort using three waves (2011–2016) survey data from New South...
IntroductionChildren who have been in out-of-home care faced significant issues during their lives, and they are considered one of the most vulnerable groups society. Given limited evidence Western Australia about outcomes for care-leavers, this study represents a base line future studies care-leavers outcomes.
 Objectives ApproachA retrospective cohort exploring young people born between 1990-1995, reached at least 18 years age had period care, compared to other similar children WA....
Objective: To reveal the quality of life informal caregivers aged people with Alzheimer's disease in times COVID-19 pandemic. Method: A descriptive and qualitative study conducted through semi-structured interviews 12 older adults, selected by convenience. Data processing was performed using IraMuTeQ software class analysis Strauss Corbin method, from which 4 classes emerged, namely: Social network change routine during pandemic period; Factors that interfere QoL caregivers; How experience...