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Less ‘fast food’ outlets near schools could help reduce obesityTeaching a class of year eleven students about nutrition ten years ago is what gave Dr Gina Trapp the idea for her research.

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Folate success helps Aboriginal kidsMore than 30 years of research into the links between folate and neural tube defects has paid off for The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher Professor Carol Bower.
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Vitamin D link to depression in mothersResearch by The Kids Research Institute Australia shows a link between low vitamin D during pregnancy and post-natal depression.
The mental health of Australian children and adolescents
Download the Young Minds Matter report and overview, watch video snapshots and access survey results and tables.
Parents and carers were asked about the quality of services, need for services and whether their children received the needed service, as well as barriers.
A comparison between the first and second national surveys of youth mental health
Help us discover a way to expand protection for the next generation.

The Healthy Skin team, in collaboration with Elder Researchers and Aboriginal Community Members, is working to strengthen sun safety knowledge, practices, and skin cancer risk awareness among Aboriginal children and young people in Western Australia.
ATOMIC Ears Study The ATOMIC Ears Study aims to evaluate a new treatment designed to prevent ongoing ear infections in kids having grommet surgery.