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Development of Resources for Schools – Responding to and Planning for Children with Complex and Challenging Behaviours

Yasmin Lizzie Harman-Smith Button BA, BHlthSc(Hons), PhD BPsych (Hons) Head, Early Years Systems Evidence; Head, Tenders Support Unit Research Assistant 08 6375 9747 Yasmin.harman-smith@telethonkids.org.au elizabeth.button@telethonkids.org.au Head

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Evaluation of the Strong Start Pilot Program

Yasmin Alanna Harman-Smith Sincovich BA, BHlthSc(Hons), PhD BPsych(Hons), PhD Head, Early Years Systems Evidence; Head, Tenders Support Unit Senior Research Officer 08 6375 6108 Yasmin.harman-smith@telethonkids.org.au Alanna.sincovich@

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Evaluation of the Learning+ Pilot Program

Yasmin Adrienne Harman-Smith Gregory BA, BHlthSc(Hons), PhD BSocSci, MPhil Head, Early Years Systems Evidence; Head, Tenders Support Unit Project Officer Yasmin.harman-smith@telethonkids.org.au adrienne.gregory@telethonkids.org.au Head, Early Years

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Evaluation of the Child and Family Assessment and Referral Network (CFARN)

Yasmin Sandra Mary Alanna Harman-Smith Van Diermen Brushe Sincovich BA, BHlthSc(Hons), PhD BPsych(Hons), PhD (Public Health) BPsych(Hons), PhD Head, Early Years Systems Evidence; Head, Tenders Support Unit Community Engagement Coordinator Senior

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Evaluation of Children's Centres in South Australia

Yasmin Alanna Harman-Smith Sincovich BA, BHlthSc(Hons), PhD BPsych(Hons), PhD Head, Early Years Systems Evidence; Head, Tenders Support Unit Senior Research Officer 08 6375 6108 Yasmin.harman-smith@telethonkids.org.au Alanna.sincovich@

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Review of Inclusive Preschool Program

Yasmin Adrienne Harman-Smith Gregory BA, BHlthSc(Hons), PhD BSocSci, MPhil Head, Early Years Systems Evidence; Head, Tenders Support Unit Project Officer Yasmin.harman-smith@telethonkids.org.au adrienne.gregory@telethonkids.org.au Head, Early Years

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Measuring early childhood development with The Early Human Capability Index (eHCI): a reliability and validity study in China

With the importance of early childhood development more recognized by the international society, low-cost and cross-culturally comparable measures of early childhood development is in great demand, both in China and worldwide. In this study, we aim to test the psychometrics of the Chinese version of The Early Human Capability Index (eHCI), which is designed as a measurement for school readiness in large population.

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Data Resource Profile: The South Australian Well-being and Engagement Collection (WEC)

Mental health and well-being during childhood and adolescence have been shown to impact on health, educational attainment and employment in adulthood.1–3 Although health and education systems worldwide have long recognized the importance of promoting student well-being,4–6 population-wide monitoring of well-being remains uncommon.

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Early developmental risk for subsequent childhood mental disorders in an Australian population cohort

We examined associations between developmental vulnerability profiles determined at the age of 5 years and subsequent childhood mental illness between ages 6 and 13 years in an Australian population cohort.

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Gender gaps in cognitive and social-emotional skills in early primary grades: Evidence from rural Indonesia

This paper examines the magnitude and source of gender gaps in cognitive and social-emotional skills in early primary grades in rural Indonesia. Relative to boys, girls score more than 0.17 SD higher in tests of language and mathematics (cognitive skills) and between 0.18 and 0.27 SD higher in measures of social competence and emotional maturity (social-emotional skills).