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2019 ORIGINS Family Day

Thank you to everyone who attended our annual Family Day

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$26M Kids Bonus

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull last night pledged at Telethon to fund a landmark $26 million health study that will follow the early lives of 10,000 WA children.

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50 years of magic and fun

"Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull flew into Perth last night to announce the ORIGINS Project which will follow a cohort of 10,000 WA children for five

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Landmark $26m child health study eyes Wanneroo-Joondalup mums and dads

The Federal Government has joined with the Paul Ramsay Foundation to fund the project, with each pledging $13 million over 10 years.

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Perth kids’ exposure to technology under microscope

The link between increasing anxiety among young children and too much screen time at the expense of “nature time” will be the focus of a new Perth study.

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ORIGINS Project Co-Director nominated in the 2024 Western Australian of the Year Awards

Co-Director of The ORIGINS Project, Paediatrician and Researcher, Professor Desiree Silva, was announced as an official nominee for the 2024 Western

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ORIGINS Project shines light on Early Childhood Development

A collaboration between The Kids Research Institute Australia and Joondalup Health Campus is poised to be a game-changer for early childhood development.

Research

Maternal and family factors and child eating pathology: Risk and protective relationships

This study aimed to identify maternal and family factors that may predict increases or decreases in child eating disorder symptoms over time, accounting for...

ORIGINS

ORIGINS is the largest study of its kind in Australia, following 10,000 children, from their time in the womb, over a decade to improve child and adult health.