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PLAYCE@Home - understanding the impact of COVID-19 on children’s physical activity, health & developmentYoung children are no exception when it comes to the importance of friendships and social interaction for maintaining good health and well-being. This COVID-19 research project involves surveying parents and monitoring how their young children are coping during this time of social distancing.
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Childcare centres urged to adopt new policy to boost kids’ physical activityChildcare centres will be invited to help boost children’s physical activity levels by signing on to a new program which commits them to creating more opportunities for physical activity.
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Trans PathwaysTrans Pathways is the largest study ever in Australia of gender diverse young people and their mental health and care pathways.
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My child is trans – how do I support them?Raising a child in one gender and then having them identify as another at any stage in their life can be difficult for a parent to understand and is not always an easy shift for a parent to make.
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Embrace research expert at Inside Our Minds launchEmbrace @ The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher Dr Alix Woolard at The Y's Inside Our Minds launch
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Building wellbeing amid permacrisis at Embrace panel discussionProfessor Helen Milroy, Embrace's Co-Director, gave the keynote speech at the November event.
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National survey reveals mental health burden on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ youthMEDIA ENQUIRIES Media Contacts Please direct general enquiries to our reception on (08) 6319 1000. Please direct media enquiries to our media team:
Meet the ambassadors for Embrace.
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GENTLE: The GENder identiTy Longitudinal ExperiencePenelope Strauss BA, MPH, PhD Research Fellow in Youth Suicide Prevention 08 6319 1297 Penelope.strauss@thekids.org.au Research Fellow in Youth
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Plasma testosterone concentration is correlated with circulating immune cell abundance in transgender young people on gender-affirming hormone treatmentSex hormones, such as oestrogen and testosterone, display significant immune modulatory properties. This is highly relevant for transgender (trans) people who undergo gender-affirming hormone (GAH) treatment. However, only a limited number of studies have evaluated the immunological impact of GAH treatments, and almost none have assessed the impact in trans young people.