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Suicide prevention in LGBTQA+ young people: Best practice guidelines for clinical and community service providers

These guidelines outline a set if best practices for suicide prevention in LGBTQA+ young people, targeting both clinical and community service providers.

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The impact of top surgery: a longitudinal cohort study of dysphoria, mental health, and quality of life of trans Australians following top surgery

This project aims to investigate the long-term impacts of top surgery – a term encompassing both chest reconstructive surgery and breast augmentation – on gender dysphoria, mental health, well-being and quality of life in trans and gender diverse individuals.

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Upskilling Service Providers on LGBTQA+ Suicide Prevention

This project aims to implement LGBTQA+ youth suicide prevention guidelines in clinical and community services in Western Australia.

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Virtual Reality Integrated Social Recovery (VISOR)

As well as specific symptom clusters, psychosis effects important non-symptom domains including social cognition and social-occupational functioning.

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Co-designing a trauma-informed program for parents whose infant has had a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) admission

Having a newborn child admitted into a NICU can be highly traumatic for parents. The compounding effects of the NICU clinical environment, having a seriously ill child, in addition to the inability to care or adequately bond with your child can be extremely distressing.

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Giorgetta Family Fellowship

With mental health issues an escalating problem among young people, looking after the mental health of future generations has never been more

Join the Youth Mental Health LGBTQ+ reference group

The Youth Mental Health team is looking for a diverse group of young people to help inform research into mental health in LGBTIQ+ young people.

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Maggie Dent visits The Kids Research Institute Australia as part of research for new book

We were delighted to have Australia’s best-known parenting author, Maggie Dent, back at ‌The Kids Research Institute Australia this week, to talk about the mental health of our teenagers.

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Mental health champion a ‘brilliant woman’

Congratulations to Head of Youth Mental Health at The Kids Research Institute Australia, Dr Yael Perry, who has received a Telstra Health 2023 Brilliant Women in Digital Health Award in recognition of her innovative use of technology to achieve positive mental health outcomes for marginalised young people.

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Leading mental health champion recognised on 2023 Australia Day Honours List

Prominent consultant psychiatrist and Western Australia’s 2021 Australian of the Year, Professor Helen Milroy AM, has been recognised as a Member of the Order of Australia (General Division).