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THINKING BIG @The Kids Research Institute Australia

We want to hear from people across the WA community - about the big issues and concerns facing our children, young people, and their families. Share your voice and views to help guide our research for happy, healthy kids.

WA health experts say junk food and sugary drink sponsorships have no place in sport

WA’s peak public health and medical experts have united in their call to end the sponsorship of sport by junk food companies.

Improving aftercare for young people at risk of suicide

A collaborative research team has secured federal funding to examine ways to improve the experience that children, adolescents and young people have when they present to hospital emergency departments for an acute mental health crisis with the aim of reducing the rate of youth suicide.

Consumer engagement jewel recognised for changing the conversation on health research

Pioneering health consumer advocate Anne McKenzie AM has been awarded the National Health and Medical Research Council’s prestigious Consumer Engagement Award in recognition of an almost 30-year career.

The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher wins Forrest Prospect Fellowship to examine youth suicide clusters

A youth mental health researcher aiming to map suicide hotspots and avert further suicides in WA has been awarded a prestigious fellowship from the Forrest Research Foundation.

Supporting your kids during a pandemic

Mailing list Discover. Prevent. Cure. Be Inspired About The Kids Join thousands of active subscribers and hear about the brave kids, dedicated

Hon. Ben Wyatt to join board of The Kids Research Institute Australia

Former West Australian Treasurer, Hon Ben Wyatt, has accepted a position on the Board of WA’s leading medical research organisation, The Kids Research Institute Australia.

Back to school: How to pack a healthy lunchbox to keep your child fuelled up for learning and play

Plenty of parents will tell you the daily lunchbox dilemma is one thing they did not miss during the summer holidays – which stretched even longer due to WA’s hard lockdown.

Alcohol labels a win for Australian babies

Perth’s The Kids Research Institute Australia has praised the Food Safety Ministers of Australia and New Zealand for standing firm and putting children first by approving the recommended red, black and white mandatory warning label on alcohol products.

Alcohol industry lobbying puts babies at risk

The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers have urged Australia’s Food Safety Ministers to hold their nerve and resist alcohol industry efforts to water down health labels that will protect Australian babies from the lifelong effects of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).