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Researchers share in almost $3 million for groundbreaking child health researchFive researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia will share in almost $3 million in grants to continue groundbreaking research to tackle childhood cancer, asthma prevention, lung disease and chronic ear infections.

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

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

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Improving aftercare for young people at risk of suicideA 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.

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THINKING BIG @The Kids Research Institute AustraliaWe 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.

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Call for urgent funding boost for RHD in AustraliaThere are calls for a significant and urgent injection of $40 million in funding to tackle Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) following Monday night’s Four Corners episode.

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World-class mental health researcher to join The Kids Research Institute AustraliaThe Kids Research Institute Australia warmly welcomes youth mental health researcher Associate Professor Kathryn Modecki.

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Federal politicians urged to adopt transport priorities that keep kids happy, healthy and safeThe Kids Research Institute Australia has backed a series of transport priorities to keep children safer on the roads, boost physical activity levels, and save the economy billions of dollars.

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Poor access to mental health services linked to suicide hotspots: studyCommunities with poor access to mental health services are eight times more likely to be youth suicide hotspots, according to new The Kids Research Institute Australia research.
