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New life breathed into ground-breaking Aboriginal child health survey

In 1998, The Kids Research Institute Australia embarked on one of the most ambitious population health projects in Western Australian history.

Kulunga Aboriginal Unit

Facilitate research interest & opportunities that involve Aboriginal families & communities and build the capacity and development of Institute researchers

Fact sheets

A series of fact sheets have been prepared on a number of issues relating to Indigenous suicide prevention, from our investigations and roundtable discussions.

Research

KAMS MOU

As part of the discussions with Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Service (KAMS) to establish the Broome site of the WAAHKN it has been agreed to establish...

Research

Breastfeeding

Convenient, readily available and helping create a close and loving bond between baby and mother, breastfeeding is highly regarded for optimising infant health and preventing chronic disease in adulthood.

News & Events

Lung study helps history-making generation get a handle on their health

A lung function study carried out by Dr Shannon Simpson provided the most comprehensive follow-up of very pre-term children of any study so far carried out on the lung health of this vulnerable group.

News & Events

It’s powerful: The Cranbrook State School experience

By his own admission, Cranbrook State School principal Jeffrey Capell was initially resistant to the idea that the school could better support the development of children before they were old enough to actually enrol in school.

News & Events

AEDC translation toolkit helps schools help kids

A toolkit designed to help schools use AEDC data to inform planning of early childhood programs and encourage engagement with the broader early childhood community is making a difference.

News & Events

Funding to support research into the impact of standing wheelchairs

The Kids researchers are investigating the physical and psychological impacts of powered standing wheelchairs for boys suffering from Duchenne